Windows 10: Is there a way I can reset my BIOS Administrator Password for HP EliteBook G3?

Hi there, thank you for that explanation. I've removed the CMOS battery to attempt to reset the BIOS and remove the Administrator password but that didn't work. Could you suggest any other alternative to resetting the password, as I need to enable virtualization in BIOS to install a virtual machine. Thank you for your help!

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Corruption of display, Windows 10 Insider 17063, HP EliteBook G3 1040

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11: Your link is incorrect, I should simply be Resplendence Software - WhoCrashed, automatic crash dump analyzer




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HPELITEBOOK-06_01_2018_174834_78.zip

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No devices with warinings
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Remember, I have now re-enable this driver and all is functional




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Last point of note. I re-ran the UEFI on board diagnostics over night, all System tests, Exhaustive, this completed 15 time with no errors.

 

Corruption of display, Windows 10 Insider 17063, HP EliteBook G3 1040

GPU Test for 1 hour:
GPU Temperature maintained around 75 deg C, although spiked to 81 deg C according to CPUID. No issue were scene. Ran the test at 1920x1200.

the BIOS reset returned the Video memory to 32 MB, however, it was at this level when I initially started the thread.

 

Corruption of display, Windows 10 Insider 17063, HP EliteBook G3 1040

1) Both post 29 (Corruption of display, Windows 10 Insider 17063, HP EliteBook G3 1040 - Page 3 - Windows 10 Forums) (Blend for 3 + hours) and 31 (Corruption of display, Windows 10 Insider 17063, HP EliteBook G3 1040 - Page 4 - Windows 10 Forums) (Small FFT for 3+ hours).

I didn't get any useful information from the crashed case.


2 and 3) Passed




4) You can see some of the voltage such as the 1v CPU reading and 12v core in the CPUID screen captures in the posts previously. I will reboot shortly to see if there is any info in the laptop BIOS.

5) Done, but this is a laptop so all pretty much stock.

6) Will have to run this a little later, run out of time for now

7) Will have to run this a little later, run out of time for now. I believe the