Step 4: Reset Surface password with USB password reset disk. When Surface successfully boots from USB password reset disk, Windows Password Genius Advanced would run with password recovery screen. 1. Confirm Surface Windows system, and select the user you want to reset password for, and...
Surface Pro 3 / 4 / 6 is UEFI only and it will refuse to boot from any legacy-based bootdisk. Here we'll use a UEFI-compatible utility - PCUnlocker Enterprise - to reset Surface Pro 3 / 4 / 6 password. Follow these steps to install PCUnlocker on a USB drive: Download the PCUnloc...
Surface Pro 2 is identical to the original Pro that comes with UEFI BIOS, and most password cracking Live CDs still don't support UEFI native booting. In this tutorial we'll show you how to create a GPT bootable USB drive and then use it to reset forgotten Windows 8.1 password on ...
Step 1:Prepare a USB drive with enough available storage, and format it to FAT32. (For Surface RT, Surface 2, need at least 8 GB. For Surface 3, Surface Pro 1/2/3/4, need at least 16 GB storage. ) Step 2:Download Surface recovery imageto a PC that is accessible, not your USB...
PressEnterto apply changes. 6. Security Set UEFI Password You can prevent others from changing your UEFI settings by setting anAdministrator Passwordin UEFI settings. To do that: EnterSurface UEFIsettings as per the instructions above. Go to theSecuritysection below: ...
Step 2: Configure your Surface to start from a USB device. 1. Shut down Surface device, then insert the Windows password reset disk you have created. 2. Press and hold thevolume-downbutton, press and release thepowerbutton. Keep holding thevolume-down+Powerbuttons until the Surface logo app...
Step 2: Configure your Surface to start from a USB device. 1. Shut down Surface Book, insert the Windows password reset disk you have created. 2. Press and hold thevolume-downbutton, press and release thepowerbutton. Keep holding thevolume-down+Powerbuttons(orShift + Restart) until the Su...
contact your IT administrator if you have any questions or issues with your UEFI password. If you aren't part of an enterprise and choose to create a UEFI password, make sure to document your password in a safe place. You can't reset your UEFI password, and Microsoft can't retrieve it...
contact your IT administrator if you have any questions or issues with your UEFI password. If you aren't part of an enterprise and choose to create a UEFI password, make sure to document your password in a safe place. You can't reset your UEFI password, and Microsoft can't retrieve it...
Password settings (if applicable) When you make changes to your BIOS settings, these changes are stored in the CMOS chip and maintained by the CMOS battery when the computer is turned off. If the CMOS battery fails, it can lead to a completeBIOS reset, requiring reconfiguration each time the...