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I am trying to repurpose a 2022 Lenovo thinkpad.

  • I don't have the password to enter bios.
  • The USB ports are turned off in bios
  • There's no dvd player
  • And the thumbdrive 2 slots are turned off.
  • I'm getting the BitLocker screen asking for a password.

How do I reload Win 11. & get by no access to the bios? I took off the back of the laptop. I could not find a bios battery there was no bios clear jumper. Maybe it's on the bottom of the motherboad?

Rohit Gupta
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dave lebrave
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If the disk is locked with Bitlocker, then it doesn't matter if you have the BIOS/UEFI password or not - there is no way for you to ever decrypt the data that is encrypted with Bitlocker.

This is evidently a second-hand laptop, and the owner was very secretive about his data.

You absolutely need to get the Bitlocker password or key from the previous owner, as well as the BIOS password. Without both, this computer is useless to you.

The Bitlocker password can possibly be worked around following the post How to format a drive encrypted with Bitlocker? This will wipe out everything on the disk and require to reinstall Windows from scratch. The only good news is that Windows will activate itself automatically.

For the BIOS password, we will need the exact model of your computer, but the chances are very low that it could be reset. You might need to ask Lenovo Support for help, and perhaps pay for this support, and will also need to show a proof of ownership of the computer.

harrymc
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