On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 09:51:43 -0600,
Bill Kuns <am497(a)CyberMesa.com> wrote:
I inherited a computer running Windows 8. When I power up the
machine,
it asks for a
password. I don't have that password. What can I do to use the
machine?
A BIOS/EFI password or a Windows password? If there is a BIOS password you
can usually pull the battery out for a few minutes and it will change
back to having no password. But you will also lose your current BIOS
settings which could potentially be a problem. I am not sure if machines
using EFI typically need the battery to keep the password stored. You
might need to do something else in that case.