BIOS showing "Warning!! Machine is not in committed state" during startup

[RumailSaddique]

Okay, so here's the thing. I downloaded a cracked software which I shouldn't have, which brought Virus in my laptop. The screen turned black with just cursor in the middle. The BIOS had password which made it impossible to install new Windows. So, I took it to a repair shop and they somehow managed to open BIOS and install new Windows 10 setup. Now during startup, a message is displayed on the screen stating "Warning!! Machine is not in committed state" and my Wi-Fi and bluetooth options disappear and come sometimes. I have been using ethernet for the past couple of days. I reinstalled Windows 10 from a bootable USB and formatted every drive. The Wi-Fi option was still missing. The hacker left a message in the notepad asking for money. Now I do not know what to do. I am a student and need this laptop for everyday use and cannot afford to buy a new one. Please Help!

 

[ub6424]

Hello @RumailSaddique 

Sorry to hear that you are having problems ... I would like to help you.

The only solution is to reflash bios and replace hard drive and reinstall Windows operating system.

(1) Use another Windows 10 computer to create BIOS <USB flash drive>

HP Notebook System BIOS Update

01.54 Rev.A

13.5 MB

May 11, 2020

Download

(2) HP Consumer Desktop PCs - Updating the BIOS (Windows)

See section <Updating the BIOS manually from a USB Flash drive (outside of Windows)>

(3) Please report back

Kind regards

[RumailSaddique]

Do I have to buy a new hard drive or format the old one?

[ub6424]

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@RumailSaddique wrote:

Do I have to buy a new hard drive or format the old one?

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Hello @RumailSaddique 

Boot sector, UEFI partition and other sectors/paritions could be infected. 

Try to format/erase the hard drive.