HP Probooks come standard with dual password protection in the form of a GUI for a BIOS password,
This BIOS password can not be reset by removing the CMOS battery, removing the chip or even resetting the motherboard.
I was stumped for a while on what to do but after a decent amount of research I managed to find a keyboard input to allow the BIOS to be set to factory defaults.
Hold Windows Key+Up arrow+Down arrow and whilst holding them press the power button.
When the splash screen comes up repeatedly click F10,
This will give you access to the setting screen where you can edit the passwords and reset to defaults.
Just wandering what you think.. Does this not negate the point of having the BIOS password? If you can reset it without having any outside input surely there is no need to have the password in the first place...
Ah well this seems to be similar to the exploit in the Win7 and WinXP versions (Patched in Win8) where you can edit the system files without logging in using a hidden text document in system restore. Here you can rename the cmd.exe file to 'sethc.exe' which is the sticky keys file.
Then on reboot activating the sticky keys will give you access to an Admin CMD in the form of the user 'X'.
Makes me wander how secure we are when it comes to hardware...
What are your thoughts?
