BIOS locked laptop… Help!

Henry421 · April 8

Hi all,

I have a laptop which work let me keep when we moved over to new laptops. Admittedly i think it was just a nice IT guy as opposed to company policy.

However, the laptop is bios locked, initially I managed to boot it from usb windows media, and reinstalled windows, removing all partitions (bitlocker was mentioned during this part). Now when I turn on the laptop it takes me to a corporate login page, seems like initial set up of a corporate laptop.

I am wondering if I replace the SSD if this will solve the issues and I can reinstall windows on it then? I’ve also read that if I use the new ssd in this machine it will be locked to that machine? I believe the Bios lock is going to be impossible to remove.

Happy to answer any questions.

Hellowpplz · April 8

15 minutes ago, Henry421 said:

Hi all,

I have a laptop which work let me keep when we moved over to new laptops. Admittedly i think it was just a nice IT guy as opposed to company policy.

However, the laptop is bios locked, initially I managed to boot it from usb windows media, and reinstalled windows, removing all partitions (bitlocker was mentioned during this part). Now when I turn on the laptop it takes me to a corporate login page, seems like initial set up of a corporate laptop.

I am wondering if I replace the SSD if this will solve the issues and I can reinstall windows on it then? I’ve also read that if I use the new ssd in this machine it will be locked to that machine? I believe the Bios lock is going to be impossible to remove.

Happy to answer any questions.

If it's on windows 10/11 switch it to the other one? If on windows 11 go to 10, and if on 10 go to 11. Windows 10 keys work for 11 and same the other way around.

If you really deleted the ssd partition and made a new one this makes no sense however, as this would delete even any preinstalled software? I know because I was in this situation a few months ago, went through the whole delete and remake the ssd partition, and I was in. Without even changing windows.

Edited April 8 by Hellowpplz

DoctorNick · April 8

30 minutes ago, Henry421 said:

Hi all,

I have a laptop which work let me keep when we moved over to new laptops. Admittedly i think it was just a nice IT guy as opposed to company policy.

However, the laptop is bios locked, initially I managed to boot it from usb windows media, and reinstalled windows, removing all partitions (bitlocker was mentioned during this part). Now when I turn on the laptop it takes me to a corporate login page, seems like initial set up of a corporate laptop.

I am wondering if I replace the SSD if this will solve the issues and I can reinstall windows on it then? I’ve also read that if I use the new ssd in this machine it will be locked to that machine? I believe the Bios lock is going to be impossible to remove.

Happy to answer any questions.

Really depends. If it was setup Microsoft Intune you can't remove it from enrolling as a company PC as soon as you go online. If its just BIOS locked, then you can get the company IT support to remove it. They might also be able to remove it from Intune, granted the company policy allows it.

Needfuldoer · April 8

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Sorry, we can't help you bypass IT security measures. Reach out to the people you got the laptop from if you need that removed.

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