My PC is locked

This morning when I boot up my PC I got for the 1st time the request to
enter "system password". I have never set up such a thing, only
administartor password. I asked my son if he did not dabble with the PC
yesterday and he assured me he did not. Now we are all punished in the
family...
How can I unlock it without slapping him?

Thanks


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Nescau

Nescau wrote:

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> This morning when I boot up my PC I got for the 1st time the request to
> enter "system password". I have never set up such a thing, only
> administartor password. I asked my son if he did not dabble with the PC
> yesterday and he assured me he did not. Now we are all punished in the
> family...
> How can I unlock it without slapping him?

Is the request for the password when you immediately start the computer? If
yes, then this is a BIOS-level password and they don't magically get set by
themselves. You do the math.

If you have a desktop computer, unplug it from the wall and remove the
motherboard battery. The battery is a small circular coin-shaped battery.
Be careful not to damage any motherboard components. Now wait. Sometimes
you only need to wait a few minutes; other machines will take hours or even
overnight. So go get an iced tea of something.

Now put the battery back and start the computer. Removing the battery resets
the BIOS settings to default, which means no password.

If you have a laptop you'll need to call the laptop mftr.'s tech support for
instructions. Some laptop BIOSes can be reset by the end user and others
need to be sent to the factory for hard reprogramming.

If I have misinterpreted your post and the request for password is a
*Windows* password (not what it sounds like), then please post back
clarifying that.

Malke
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