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Re: Turning off the Log-in Password

From Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject Re: Turning off the Log-in Password
Date 2025-01-26 19:46 +0000
Organization NOYB
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Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
> Frank Slootweg wrote:
> 
> > Herbert Kleebauer wrote:
> >
> >> Just hold down the <SHIFT> key while you click on
> >> the restart button in the start menu of Windows. Then
> >> you will get the boot menu on next startup.
> > 
> >    Well, on my laptop, that gets into the *UEFI* software, *not* into the
> > *BIOS*. 
> 
> If you have a UEFI, that's instead of a BIOS.

  No, one has UEFI *and* BIOS. But you've put me/us on the right path.
Read on.

> >> So for example I can boot from another device, but I can not get
> > into the BIOS to reset the *BIOS* password,  which is what the OP
> > (Daniel70) wants/needs to do.
> 
> There's a path from that blue windows boot menu to enter UEFI
> 
> >    If you think otherwise, please give specific instructions on how to
> > get from shift+Restart, via the UEFI software, into the BIOS.
> 
> Troubleshoot / Advanced / UEFI Settings

  Thanks. From 'UEFI Settings' you can do *another* Restart and *that*
Restart brings me to a 'BIOS' (i.e. firmware, not software) menu, which
has (amongst others) a 'F10' choice to get into the BIOS settings, which
brings up a full screen *character* (not GUI) mode screen which says
'BIOS Setup Utility' and has tabs like Main, Security (! :-)),
Configuration, Boot, Options and Exit.

  So Herbert is correct that you can get into the BIOS without knowing
the secret key to press at bootup, but did not mention *how* to navigate
the UEFI menus to get at the right spot for the second restart.

  But to be fair, perhaps that's what Herbert meant with "on next
restart" (note: *next*). Perhaps there is another *simple* way to do a
restart whhen you're in the top UEFI menu.

  Anyway, hopefully Daniel70 can use this Windows->UEFI->BIOS detour
method to reset his BIOS password.

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Turning off the Log-in Password Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-25 22:57 +1100
  Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-01-25 12:31 +0000
    Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2025-01-25 14:35 +0100
    Re: Turning off the Log-in Password "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-25 14:43 +0100
      Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-26 22:57 +1100
        Re: Turning off the Log-in Password T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2025-01-26 05:06 -0800
          Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-28 23:39 +1100
            Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-28 13:48 +0000
              Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-02-01 22:26 +1100
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-02-01 11:40 +0000
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-01 16:10 +0000
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-02-01 17:44 +0000
    Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-26 23:01 +1100
      Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-26 14:54 +0000
        Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2025-01-26 17:55 +0100
          Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-26 18:19 +0000
            Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-01-26 18:33 +0000
              Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-26 19:46 +0000
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-26 20:11 +0000
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-26 23:04 +0100
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-27 11:16 +0000
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-27 13:15 -0500
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-27 18:49 +0000
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-27 14:33 -0500
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2025-01-28 09:59 +0000
        Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-01-29 00:04 +1100
          Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-28 14:33 +0000
            Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-28 18:59 -0500
              Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-29 11:06 +0000
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-29 06:24 -0500
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-29 12:35 +0100
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-29 13:17 +0000
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-01-29 14:38 +0100
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-29 15:29 +0000
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-01-29 13:59 -0500
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-01 14:59 +0100
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-29 13:12 +0000
            Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-02-01 22:58 +1100
              Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-01 16:21 +0000
                Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-02-02 22:10 +1100
  Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-01-25 14:44 +0000
  Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Newyana2 <newyana@invalid.nospam> - 2025-01-29 11:51 -0500
    Re: Turning off the Log-in Password Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-02-02 22:20 +1100

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