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10-16-2019 12:01 PM
Hello I have just purchased EliteBook 450 G5 from an advertisement portal. I wanted to perform a clean restore to the factory setting and now I am stuck at the last step, where it wants some kind of Ericsson AB registration to the Microsoft 365. Also, I don't know the password for the BIOS. The previous owner does not know anything. What does it mean for me? What should I do to perform a factory reset? Thank you!
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10-16-2019 02:43 PM
Perform a CLEAN install in better. Since your machine previously ran Windows 10, you can do a clean install W10 for free by using the media creation tool at the link below.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
The tool will allow you to make a bootable installation media (USB/DVD) and you can use installation media to install.
During the installation process if you are asked to enter a product key, check the 'Skip' box and W10 will install and then automatically activate once you are connected to the internet using the key embedded in BIOS of your machine.
You can also mount downloaded ISO file as DVD drive and run Setup from there.
Then you can install the drivers and available software you need from your PC's support page. Normally few Windows 10 updates can install nearly all drivers for you.
Regards.
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10-16-2019 02:43 PM
Perform a CLEAN install in better. Since your machine previously ran Windows 10, you can do a clean install W10 for free by using the media creation tool at the link below.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
The tool will allow you to make a bootable installation media (USB/DVD) and you can use installation media to install.
During the installation process if you are asked to enter a product key, check the 'Skip' box and W10 will install and then automatically activate once you are connected to the internet using the key embedded in BIOS of your machine.
You can also mount downloaded ISO file as DVD drive and run Setup from there.
Then you can install the drivers and available software you need from your PC's support page. Normally few Windows 10 updates can install nearly all drivers for you.
Regards.
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Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem.
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