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‎05-05-2020 05:16 AM

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Product: Exam11-d007na
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

If the laptop is reset to factory condition will I need a password to open it?

 

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‎05-05-2020 05:20 AM

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hank you for your answer and for the advice regarding a new hard drive.

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‎05-05-2020 05:18 AM

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Hi

Factory Fresh F11 reset will wipe everything, so you start as a new user with a new name and password.

Also you may want to make backups, recovery media and source a new hard drive if/when the extra stress of an F11 causes premature failure or corruption.

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‎05-05-2020 05:20 AM

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hank you for your answer and for the advice regarding a new hard drive.

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‎05-05-2020 05:26 AM

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Prego.

https://support.hp.com/gb-en/product/hp-stream-11-d000-notebook-pc/7372144/model/7531906/manuals

 

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https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows8iso

 

 

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