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I've been asked by a mate if I can sort out an old laptop he has picked up from a clearance. It just needs a new SSD and a windows install. Its a HP Probook 440 G6
Normally this type of thing should be very straightforward by buying a Windows Key and doing an install in the normal way using a USB flash drive.
However, the BIOS is password protected, so I cant change the default boot to use a USB with a windows image on. Any way I can reset this. I had done a bit of research which suggested opening up the laptop and disconnecting the CMOS battery. However, this does not reset the password. Any other way I can reset BIOS to factory default?
Thanks
Normally this type of thing should be very straightforward by buying a Windows Key and doing an install in the normal way using a USB flash drive.
However, the BIOS is password protected, so I cant change the default boot to use a USB with a windows image on. Any way I can reset this. I had done a bit of research which suggested opening up the laptop and disconnecting the CMOS battery. However, this does not reset the password. Any other way I can reset BIOS to factory default?
Thanks