Admin Password Removal on Dell Latitude E6420 , E6430 , E5410 Laptops + others BIOS password reset

[@selmateacher7]

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[@gabrieljones13]

Hello friend, I have a laptop latitude 7420 a bios does not have the admin password, but when I install windows and continue it asks for a key or business or school email and I don't have it anymore, what do I do now?

[@emmanuelmoise4082]

Didn’t work for me

[@selmateacher7]

I am sorry to hear that, which model number do you have? @@emmanuelmoise4082

[@nahidmuhammed8045]

i have a latitude 3410, it didnt work for me either

[@gordongoyette1470]

It didn't work for me. It shows (old) next to the password. I have a Dell Latitude 4501.

[@torstendeklerski946]

WORKS GREAT! the support from Dell was a disaster. I live in Germany and had a DELL employee from an Indian call center on the line. The employee spoke so bad German and even more incomprehensible English. Thanks for your little video. It helped a lot.

[@selmateacher7]

Happy to help. Please sub and enjoy my newer videos on technology.

[@N8xDAxGR8]

THANK YOU!!!! I have been arguing with Dell for weeks about transfer of ownership and trying to get into my Latitude E5440 after buying it online. Your solution not only worked exactly like you said it would, but was ridiculously easy and saved me so much frustration. I subbed your channel and will recommend you to anyone that asks. You are a gentleman and a scholar

[@selmateacher7]

I am so happy that it worked for you. Please sub and enjoy my newer videos on technology.

[@N8xDAxGR8]

@@selmateacher7 Already subbed

[@pughmm]

@@selmateacher7 THANKS for putting an emphasis on the words 'case sensitive' because that's what did it. When I heard you stress case sensitive, it caused me to check to see what case was an 'O' is in the System Code...I did this by copying/pasting it in a word document. The capital 'O' was the problem. The board is now unlocked.

[@selmateacher7]

@@pughmm Awesome. I am happy to hear that you have it unlocked now.

[@LouisCyphare-xoxo]

​@@selmateacher7can I do this process if I only have access to the internal key board . I have no external keyboard . I have the 7320 latitude

[@jdramaqueen4369]

I can't believe that your classes are offered free!!. I learned so much from just watching your videos !!!! Thank you always, Mr. Berry. You are a wonderful teacher!! and funny too.

[@selmateacher7]

Wonderful!

[@jeffreyedelmann2711]

I wish I would have watched your video prior to spending 3+ hours with Dell tech support who wouldn't help with a Dell E5530 purchased on E-Bay from a charitable organization with an admin BIOS password on E-bay from a charitable organization (unknown to them when they sold it). This worked perfectly! Thanks so much for sharing this information so I didn't need to take it apart to unplug the CMOS battery and short the EEPROM!

[@scottcasey4665]

Wow thank you. I've refurbed about 300 of these and this was the first BIOS lock I came across.

[@rest0ck]

Thank you very much. A note for anyone with a non-US Keyboard: I had to use the US keyboard and then enter with ctrl+enter. Tried quite a few times before it works :)

[@selmateacher7]

Thank you

[@paulvankesteren5934]

Note: on french Latitude laptops use QWERTY layout on the internal keyboard otherwise it won’t work, an external QWERTY keyboard won’t help, you need to actually type the letter z as a w instead for example. It worked that way for me, cheers!

[@erassine]

I faced exactly the same difficulty, thank you!

[@Blade0fire]

Yes same on German ones. Always use QWERTY.

[@robinmcvean7381]

Thx a lot for this tips!

[@connorsonofwolf4172]

Thank you, this helped a lot!

[@benjaminhoeree7572]

Tysm

[@andreashouben5355]

This actually works! Important: The BIOS uses US keyboard layout so for a German keyboard you have to switch Z and Y.

[@selmateacher7]

Great to hear. Have a wonderful day.

[@michaelvandensteen7994]

Thanks a lot man, didn't think of that!!! Solved my problem!

[@az1k643]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@laszlonagy4771]

well, I have to wish great thanks both of you. For Daniel for this great Detaied video, and for you Andreas for that "keyboard trick" :) Because I use Hungaryan layout, so permanently press ` next to "1" key. because on hungarian keyboard layot "0" means "ö" and " ' " means "0" is a very often used letter in our language so thats why is on there :) And the Ctrl + Enter was another inportant info... I press only ENTER 2 or 3 times :) Thank you againg guys. My gratitude is all yours. :)

[@claudz_ad]

I'm only getting the password for the old serial number 😢

[@Butrdtostngravy]

2023 and you're still savings butts! My step-dad had some retired Dell Latitude laptops I got when he passed. The two of them that had better specs and screens were BIOS locked. If it wasn't for your video I would have just settled as using them for parts! Thanks so much! *Edit* grammar

[@selmateacher7]

Thank you for letting me know. I always try my best to help. I am sorry to hear of your step-dad's passing. I hope you might subscribe and enjoy my newer videos.

[@roshdablo]

Thank you Daniel. No gray areas, everything is clearly explained. Unlocked my Dell 7390. Voila!!

[@sarahakiu4296]

Not sure I'd you can still answer questions but how does this allow you to bypass the admin password? I followed your steps and created a new system password but it stoll prompts for the admin password when I log in

[@peachyvibes4170]

Okay I know this video was made 2 years ago but this video is literally a damn life saver. I was trying to log into my old dell laptop that I've had for about 5 years and couldn't remember my admin password for the life of me. This video basically helped me hack into my own laptop lmao. Thank you so much man 💖

[@selmateacher7]

I am always here to help.

[@thomasbrinkmann2815]

I've catched a Dell E6430 from my company to give it to charity but BIOS was locked ... thanks to your link it was a matter of minutes!!! I only stumbled across the keyboard layout (US in BIOS) and then it worked - with "Dell from serial number" and Ctrl+Enter as mentioned. Have a nice life :-)

[@selmateacher7]

Thank you for the uplifting comment. I am happy it helped.

[@adrianitaba]

Thanks a lot from Argentina!!!

[@30Bird]

I have been trying to do this on a customer computer for weeks SO glad I found your post!

[@CookieCrunch224]

Help me to get my password too plz😭😭

[@sifumalcolmmacquarrie2124]

Mr. Berry: thank you, thank you, thank you. I have a very old Dell Inspiron 1600 Laptop that I purchased in 2006. I had to have the hard drive replaced about 5 years ago when the original no longer worked. At that time I had added an admin password to it, but I lost my record of the password. I was therefore completely locked out of the laptop. Thank God I found this instructional video of yours, showing me exactly, but very simply, how to Remove the existing password and get into my Setup to change the password. You have saved me so much aggravation and unnecessary expense. Thank you and God bless you.

[@selmateacher7]

You're welcome. Thank you for the comment and I hope you subscribe.

[@OnionReels]

Thanks man! You just saved a life! I've been cracking my head on how to unlock mine. Your tutorial explained everything and it worked like charm.

[@mickeyg.c.1654]

Thank you friend for taking the time to explain that and upload it. It is the only video on KZbin that is concise direct and answers the question. Kudos

[@madziam3927]

It didn't work the first 5-6 times but once I've noticed something with the keyboard I realized how silly the problem was. The Laptop was "Qwerty" layout all covered with Azerty stickers, so I borrowed a USB Qwerty keyboard to avoid all surprises and it worked the first attempt. Thank you so much. (Dell Latitude 5490)

[@selmateacher7]

You're welcome. I am happy to hear that it worked. I hope you subscribe and enjoy my newest videos.

[@As5Hat]

worked on latitude 7490. Control enter was the key

[@selmateacher7]

Thank you for letting us know.

[@adrianhayden7430]

Thank you! Everything worked, much to my surprise. I have plenty of computer knowledge, but it was quite the rabbit hole to go down trying to find a way to reset the BIOS lock quickly. Good video

[@pax...]

this was insanely helpful and easier than any other method that others offered. thank you!!

[@selmateacher7]

I am happy it helped. I hope you might subscribe and enjoy my newest videos.

[@pax...]

absolutely! @@selmateacher7

[@joblessbum7]

Thank you . the password reset worked and your instructions are easy to follow

[@maleherrer]

It is incredible, I have looking for this key since I had to reset my computer and learn about the dark side of programming. It is an amazing and useful video. Thank you so much! Keep on lighting our minds please🥰

[@selmateacher7]

You're welcome. I am always happy to help. Please subscribe and enjoy my newer videos.

[@fotiskanellopoulos]

ok after so many years this videos STILL works. Thank you very much Lifesaver. ;)

[@selmateacher7]

I am happy to hear that. I hope you might subscribe and enjoy my newer videos.

[@fotiskanellopoulos]

@@selmateacher7 consider it done ;)

[@selmateacher7]

@@fotiskanellopoulos Thank you so much.

[@NwankwoEnochE]

Even in 2022,this is such a life saver, thanks sir

[@selmateacher7]

I am always here to help. Please sub and enjoy my newer videos.

[@acsgs6546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS! Saves me a ton of time of actually having to physically reset the bios via cmos. Thank you thank you!

[@antihero3zx]

that doesn't remove passwords typically on business grade equipment.

[@trystandaugherty8178]

I did all this but now it's asking for a hard drive password after it asks for the system password. I can't even get back into the menu now

[@WILLY52368]

@@trystandaugherty8178 I feel your frustration, I too having the same experience just different video/person making computer useless

[@pughmm]

@@antihero3zx it does, too, 100%. The models in question are Business Class machines. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@pughmm]

@@trystandaugherty8178 try changing out the HDD.

[@jackass4lif33]

You’re a legend! Saved me $100 and a bunch of headache dealing with Dell

[@selmateacher7]

I am happy it helped.

[@KaraokeAfro-Luso]

Awesome Dell Latitude E7450 Work🎉🎉🎉😊

[@selmateacher7]

Awesome.

[@msizihopewelltembe3214]

Thank you very much. CTRL + ENTER worked on a Latitude E6530

[@MichaelPhillips-km2hf]

I've tried all the combinations I could to avoid the mistakes of the "is it an l or a 1", enter, ctrl-enter, and so on and it hasn't worked on my dell latitude E5530 laptop. I am still locked out of my bios and can't flash it with what Dell says it needs (critical update they say). It is a descent laptop running windows 10 but everything I used to get it up and running I already had, except for the battery. BTW, is that Selma near Reedley?

[@selmateacher7]

Yes. it is Selma, next to Reedley. On some newer Dell models , we have had issues as well. BTW I was teaching at the adult schools in both Reedley and Selma, over 20 years. If you are familiar with RHS, I was in rooms, 701 and 707. Now back to the E5530, I understand that you tried everything. In those cases where everything was tried ..multiple times.. and still locked.. then I would call Dell support. transfer ownership to you and then they will give you the code to unlock the BIOS.

[@MichaelPhillips-km2hf]

@@selmateacher7 Thanks for getting back to me even though the thread was quite old. I will probably have to contact Dell then if I decide it's worth the hassle. I am a RHS graduate, and also taught and retired from Parlier after 32 years but at the elementary level. Thanks again for your response.

[@selmateacher7]

@@MichaelPhillips-km2hf I wish Dell had a better solution than that. In class, almost all of the laptops that we receive via auctions will be unlocked as shown in the video. when that does not work, we have tried other ways, i.e. reset the BIOS, ... When that did not work , then we would be forced to contact Dell support, transfer ownership of the unit and then they would send a code. The last option took the most time, (on phone ) and was one of the reasons why it was the last option.

[@radio108]

I'm very thankful to you sir.... Loved from my side.... From Pakistan

[@murder3500]

Straight to the point and works (if you press CTRL+Enter that is). Thank you!

[@cybersamiches4028]

Ctrl enter is the master entry!

[@cizBot6171]

that was the key on the latitude e6320!

[@ncisagentx4247]

I’m definitely gonna be trying this tomorrow morning to get into my dell

[@selmateacher7]

Awesome. If you have difficulties, I will be around to help.

[@ncisagentx4247]

@@selmateacher7 and all that website still is good correct

[@scarfacekvdm]

Awesome thanks mate. Like someone else mentioned, better to use an external keyboard (USB) because the default keyboard may use a different regional layout, which makes it hard to insert the right code! Cheers

[@briantheoret6837]

Amazing information!! Thank you so much! Got a dell laptop off ebay and this was the fix!

[@selmateacher7]

Glad it helped!

[@johnbrasel9151]

Thank You! Thankfully you put an note saying to hit crtl+enter. saved me.

[@selmateacher7]

You're welcome. I am always here to help.

[@mannypalacios76]

I bet all that dislike is for the people who don't press Ctrl-Enter for the password they got to work. instead, they saw wrong password box pop up Omg

[@sabunishad]

exactly ... me also the first time I didn't press Ctrl. After u r comment, I listen to the video again ..Thanks a lot :)

[@mrnourbaha]

@@sabunishad i make Crel-Enter but not working. is there a reason for that?

[@sabunishad]

@@mrnourbaha hi.. don't know . It work for me. Check u type the correct letters.. just like video say use the second password..

[@polymath521]

Ctrl enter doesnt work EITHER

[@ammarwaseem]

I think first time ever someone really uploaded true video. Thanks man, amazingly it worked!!

[@CookieCrunch224]

It didn't do work for me help me to get a password plz sir 😭😭😭

[@MangelForce91]

Had a Dell latitude e5430 for about 3 or 4 years, I acquired it at a yard sale near my home at the time. Just stumbled upon your vid, trying to figure our how to fix it up for my use. I was so worried it had to be jailbroken or of the like by a technician who would later charge a lottah money. Thank you for your help!! - Shelby

[@selmateacher7]

I am happy to hear that it helped.

[@ravagesektor]

Thank you! This worked like a charm and it couldn't have been easier (once I ctrl-entered the passsword).

[@selmateacher7]

Awesome

[@consisteinformaticasl]

I know it´s an old video and an old laptop but your video was a great help for us, so THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@selmateacher7]

I am happy it helped. I hope you might subscribe .

[@consisteinformaticasl]

@@selmateacher7 i´ve been suscribed yet of course

[@yamahavstarrider6679]

Worked wonderfully on a Dell Latitude.

[@rosaklee4482]

Never thought it will this easy, it worked great in my Delll Inspiron 1720. Thank you!

[@Slugg-O]

Slam Dunk! Took 30 seconds to get in and reset the PW on a Latitude E6430. Thank you!

[@selmateacher7]

You're welcome. Please subscribe and enjoy my newer videos. kzbin.infovideos

[@abdulrehman5852]

Great work sir. Excellent job. Helpful content with an easy method.. Thanks for such a great information.

[@selmateacher7]

You're welcome. I am happy to help. Please subscribe and enjoy my newer videos.

[@Jslayer209]

Thank you worked perfectly. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us.

[@tonyhood2195]

Hey sir thank you for your help I did what you said it did'nt go into the settings the first time I hit enter the second time and the settings page and everything below it showed up.This laptop was given to me some years back and I forgot the passed word not sure where to go from here to get it working again.

[@selmateacher7]

Is it the BIOS password or the Windows password that you need to reset? I do have a few videos on how to reset a windows password as well.

[@thomasherbrig4951]

At the beginning it did not work for me. Finally because my keyboard has a swissgerman layout. When I tried it with the US layout it worked. Great.

[@isrraelmartinez7962]

How did u switch it

[@selmateacher7]

@@isrraelmartinez7962 He may have used an USN ext. Keyboard with the US layout. That is what we use.

[@dorjel7504]

Thank you!

[@selmateacher7]

You're welcome!

[@boldmesa]

The dell laptop series I have is a Latitude E5440. I followed your instructions by pressing F2 immediately after turning on the power and the screen that came up is different than the one shown here. It has the same white box on the right with Settings, System Info. etc. but there’s no unlock button on the bottom of the page. Mine says Load Defaults, Apply (grayed out) and Exit. Any suggestions?

[@selmateacher7]

When the system boots up, do you see any text. Besides using F2, some units have used F11, F10, esc, or even the Delete key, but those other keys would be used only an Admin changed the default settings

[@harvey_g67]

It’s happening to me any suggestions

[@FernandoFernandez-yb2jk]

Hola amigos, muy buen explicado el vídeo estuve mucho tiempo buscando hasta que llegue a tu vídeo, una cosa que me sucedió a mí es que presionaba primero ctrl y luego Enter, resulta que hay que presionarlo al mismo tiempo para que funcione así que deben de tener eso en cuenta gracias ☺️

[@selmateacher7]

👍

[@1977RogerSmith]

Brilliant, simple and logical, thank you...

[@michaelaugier6294]

Worked for me. I thought it was n't going to but then i realised the characters in the provided unlock were not l's but 1's . The courier font non the site you go to plus my bad eyesight made me take 3 attempts when I could have unlocked it first time. Thanks for you useful video. I was half expecting a time wasting video but you are the real deal.

[@selmateacher7]

I am happy to hear that it worked.

[@demobreyngwira4440]

Thanks. That was amazing!! I've managed to unlock mine😁

[@selmateacher7]

Awesome. Good to hear. Thanks for the comment.

[@viniciussiqueira3195]

Monstro sagrado da computação!!! problema resolvido com sucesso! Muito obrigado!

[@alanp4426]

I just used this today and found that I had to use ctrl-enter - as you suggested. Brilliant - thanks very much!

[@selmateacher7]

Glad it helped! I hope you might subscribe.

[@samuelmudzengerere6629]

I thank you guys I was out of my mind and it turns out to be another best day of my life five stars to you it was really helpful

[@selmateacher7]

Awesome ! I hope you might subscribe and enjoy my newest videos.

[@BYUCougarFan31]

You're a freaking lifesaver!

[@johnniec2861]

HELLO and thanks for the great video, i have a question though on mine it didnt give me any codes other than a hdd old password,, so if thats the case should i used the suggested serial number entries for dell that are on the list below starting with 1234567- ?? i put in my code from the bios which was G379W33-8FC8 its a dell latitude 5411

[@selmateacher7]

I believe only the BIOS codes will work. On some units, we were able to reset the BIOS with the reset BOS switch, found on the motherboard. If all else fails, you may call Dell support for a release code.

[@azures3469]

THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU AMAZING I NEED YO SPREAD THE WORD OF YOU

[@selmateacher7]

Wow. Thank you. I am always happy to help.

[@selmateacher7]

@Beard Muscle Sorry to hear that. On some codes , it can be difficult to decode their letters and numbers as their zeros and ones look like the letters O and L or I. Please try both combinations or copy their code and paste it into a word processor document and change their font. This is what many of my students do.

[@LorenzoBurigat]

very nice, but now even theives can use the stolen hardware !

[@selmateacher7]

Thank you for the comment. True.

[@selmateacher7]

That is true, but I am only helping. If a thief stills a Dell laptop, they would normally want to hack the Windows password and not even worry about the BIOS password. So they would run an app like OPHcrack or go through hacking the system's OS password tables to do that.

[@LorenzoBurigat]

True indeed ! Hacking the windows password isn’t called hacking anymore, there are tools easy to use and with a bit of brains anyone can access a windows account ! ;-)

[@selmateacher7]

Lorenzo Burigat The OPHcrack app does just that, it 'cracks' the Windows passwords for you. Very easy to do.

[@freevideos051]

True but sometimes kids think they are smart and put a BIOS password on it and forget it

[@healthandfitness35]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I was about to recycle several donated laptops for our school! This information will help us provide technology devices to students who need them. Bless you!😊

[@selmateacher7]

Glad I could help! I hope your students subscribe.

[@steevegelbond]

Thank you very very much! This worked on a Dell XPS series, which was their top of the line in late 2016/early 2017; I’ve been locked out of my bios since 2017 after changing then forgetting my admin password. Giving you a thumbs up!

[@selmateacher7]

Great to hear!

[@RayvinNytes]

Thank you!! I was working in the dark and my backlit keyboard kept shutting off every 10 seconds, driving me nuts. Found out I had to enter the BIOS to change this setting. Groovy, went in and found out I couldn't without the Administration PW (I bought this laptop used). Your solution worked after I tried others that didn't work. I can now work in the dark without my backlight turning off! 💜

[@selmateacher7]

I am happy it helped. I hope you might subscribe.

[@RayvinNytes]

I did indeed Subscribe. 💜

[@Lilyene0]

It worked! I thought it soundboard because I have slight memory of seeing up my own password last year, at first it didn't work when I simply pressed enter, after watching more and clicking ctrl+enter, it unlocked! Thanks so much man you're a lifesaver

[@selmateacher7]

I am happy it helped. Please subscribe and enjoy my newer videos.

[@allenwyse6253]

Thank you. You saved a dell latitude laptop that I'm donating to school kids who are in need.

[@selmateacher7]

You're welcome.

[@afanyupatrick1027]

2024 and it still works. Thank you soo much

[@selmateacher7]

You're welcome.

[@omarfouda1994]

Thank you so much, and i suggest copying to a notepad, as 0 and O look exactly the same as well as i and 1

[@selmateacher7]

Yes, that is what we do in class.

[@robertfraschetti4936]

Hi Mr. Berry, thanks for your very informative video. Before I hit the laptop, I have a Dell Latitude 7390 2-in-1. After normal startup it comes to a basic grey on black screen named: Dell Security Manager, stating: "This comp. system is protected by a password authentication system. You cannot access the data on this computer without the correct password. Please type the system or administrator password." I of course have the system password, but not the admin password. Will your advice above work? Again thanks and keep up the excellent advice!! Best regards, Rob.

[@selmateacher7]

This is to reset or remove the BIOS Administrator password. I have other newer videos for removing other types of passwords from a system.

[@robertfraschetti4936]

@@selmateacher7 OK, got that, don't know how to search well within youtube, tried to search while on your site, but nojoy...care to suggest a video?

[@nc465]

4 Oct 2022 Still worked for my Dell, thanks man

[@selmateacher7]

I am always here to help. I hope you subscribe and enjoy my newer videos.

[@juanmiller8053]

I have a dell laptop e6530 an I did what yu did it work but when I reboot the user password screen came back what did I do wrong sos

[@selmateacher7]

It sounds like that system has more than just the BIOS password. There are more than one password that can be used to block users. This video is for the BIOS password only. I have a different video for the OS or user password.

[@Ripknoxx]

doesnt work.

[@selmateacher7]

Which model? and did you use the ctrl + enter after keying in the code?

[@NadirAli-jk2dy]

I’m using an old dell pc exactly “Dell precision T3500” at setup unlock page there is no system number but when i checked it in cmd prompt it is a 7 character service tag.Please anyone guide me how to get my administrator password to unlock my bios

[@selmateacher7]

Is the BIOS locked or the OS? On some units, we would reset the BIOS in class. If it is an OS admin. password, I have a few videos on how to do that.

[@7HARRISON]

I'm really surprised that this actually worked...I have dell precision M6500 and your steps got rid of the locked password out of my bios..thank you so much, this has been a life saver for my computer

[@selmateacher7]

You're welcome. I am always happy to help. I hope you might subscribe and enjoy my newer videos.

[@mir7shd]

it worked! thanks. it works with ctrl+enter

[@selmateacher7]

Awesome!

[@parthasarathipatra7680]

@Selmateacher - Thanks for a great video; however the bios-pwd site did not generate any for my Dell latitude laptop 5300, having MY 2020. I can share you the system number with hash code, if you can help

[@selmateacher7]

Here are some ways to reset the BIOS password on a Dell Latitude 5300 laptop, if the website did not help: 1: Use the System BIOS or System Setup screen Go to the System BIOS or System Setup screen, select System Security, and press Enter. Verify that Password Status is Unlocked, then select System Password or Setup Password. Change or delete the password, then press Enter or Tab. Press Esc to save the changes, then press Y to exit from System Setup. 2: Reset the CMOS or NVRAM Resetting the CMOS or NVRAM will reset the BIOS to factory default settings and remove the passwords. This can be done by opening the laptop's back panel and removing the CMOS battery for about five minutes, then reinserting it.

[@TertiumComparationis]

wow 2nd video I found and it worked right away! Saved me hours of time to fix! Thanks heaps!

[@selmateacher7]

You're welcome.

[@samskid9571]

Does this process do a complete factory reset, or just remove the admin requirement? Will it leave the programs that were factory installed in tact or will you have to reload everything? Thank you for your time.

[@selmateacher7]

It only removes the Admin password from the BIOS. I have other videos on how to do other things with your computers.

[@samskid9571]

@@selmateacher7 , thank you. I will try it again tomorrow.

[@KatRollo]

This actually didn't work for Dell Latitude 7390 (2019) with tag ending in -E7A8. Solution: If the System Password is still not set in the BIOS, you can set it with your own password. Reboot and you will be greeted with the Dell Security Manager. Enter the system number in the website (it can change or it can be the same), then enter the serial in the Dell Security Manager and hit Ctrl + Enter. If there are multiple serials, try each row. Mine worked the first try. Hope someone finds this useful.

[@selmateacher7]

Thank you

[@sharathraj4515]

Hey Berry, I just upgraded my Inspiron 5749 (i5-5200U) to a ssd. Now I have this issue of bios password. I couldn't find the system code in bios settings as shown in the video. But I think as per the code combo mentioned in the Bios-pw website I found a serial number on back of my laptop. When entered on the website I couldn't find anything generated. What to do in my case?

[@selmateacher7]

If you have a Dell with only the service tag, I found this site: bios-fix.com//index.php?resources/dell-without-any-suffix-unlock-bios-password.85/ but they want a payment to do it. Have you tried closing the password clear switch on the mainboard as shown here: www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000131024/how-to-clear-the-bios-password

[@elisedolan8950]

This has helped me so much thanks! However I have a company laptop and I have done these steps but by any chance you couldn’t help me with factory resetting it? I’ve tried every article and video possible😭

[@selmateacher7]

Do you mean resetting the Operating System? After gaining access to the BIOS settings, you may re-install the OS, that will 'reset it'

[@ndipsamuel475]

Great. It works for Latitude E7450

[@selmateacher7]

awesome

[@Laptops4MelbourneStudents]

Worked beautifully with my donated Dell Latitude E6530. Most appreciated. I thought I would have to send it to e-waste! Thanks.

[@selmateacher7]

I am happy to hear that it worked on your E6530. I hope you might subscribe and enjoy my newer videos.

[@arthurgamz-official]

it only gave me 1 password and when i typed it into the bios it just said incorrect password even when i did ctrl + enter

[@a4b5c612]

Thank you Daniel. Worked for me with small adjustment on E5570. If your keyboard has national layout - you have to use US (QWERTY) layout when entering password followed by ctrl+enter key combination.

[@selmateacher7]

I am happy to hear that it helped.

[@ninjamansk8]

thank you for this vid! but do you know how to bypass the mcafee drive encryption? i have a work dell latitude 7275 tablet that was given to me and i managed to get rid of the admin password with this great vid but i still cant access the tablet because of the McAfee drive encryption. do you know how to bypass or get rid of that so i can use this as a personal tablet?

[@selmateacher7]

Have you tried the steps as seen here: www.caulitech.in/how-to-remove-mcafee-endpoint-encryption-from-laptop/

[@ImranAnsari-ku6kb]

Thank you very much. From India - Mumbai

[@selmateacher7]

I hope you might subscribe and enjoy my newer videos. I am happy to hear that it helped.

[@HcV82]

Just want to say THANK YOU!. It worked for me as well!

[@selmateacher7]

I am happy to hear that. I hope you might subscribe.

[@aliemarah]

Hello. I have been trying all different types of methods inclusive of updating my bios but this has been a tight rope in my neck. Your solutions worked fine for me even though I am watching it after four years the video has been created. If I would have known earlier, I would have come straight to your channel. Thanks so much!

[@selmateacher7]

I am always here to help . I hope you might subscribe and enjoy my newest videos.

[@derrickbettis6043]

Worked for me in 2023 on Dell latitude 7480. Reminder to press “ctrl + enter” for ur password. I wasn’t doing this and it kept me stumped for months

[@selmateacher7]

Awesome. Thank you. Yes we still use this method on those Dell laptops that pass through the classroom.

[@derrickbettis6043]

@@selmateacher7 now I just have to figure out how to get thru bitlocker lol. Ty tho!

[@agile4]

I know it's been a while since you posted this, so hopefully you'll see it and have an answer. I did the process that you describe and it did remove the Bios password. However, it still has an Admin password that I can not clear. I even tried adding a Bios password back to it and doing the removal again, but no luck. Any idea of how to clear them both? Thanks in advance.

[@selmateacher7]

Which model do you have? I will try to help.

[@rizla2000]

Thanks for the video although it did not work for myself. When I enter code and select get password it only comes up with the HDD drive password and no other ones. Can you please offer any further assistance?

[@selmateacher7]

Ouch. It seems that you have a system that has multiple security . This video is for the BIOS Admin password only, so you can reinstall the OS, upgrade, or format the HDD. I have other videos for Windows passwords, but for the HDD protection. No. You may format, erase , and delete partitions on that HDD. Once the drive is formatted, we no longer see any HDD passwords as all of the data on said HDD is gone after that.

[@jeremystuart8271]

Fantastic! Worked a treat with Latitude E5430, thank you so much

[@selmateacher7]

Awesome. Thank you for letting us know that it still works for the E5430. You're welcome and I hope you might subscribe.

[@GurpreetSingh-jg8pn]

So many thanks. Initially, I missed pressing CTRL. Then I again followed the instructions and was successful at last.

[@selmateacher7]

You're welcome

[@AGL0678]

I have a precision 5520 and isn´t work, I folow all steps and nathing, exist other option?, thanks for you help

[@selmateacher7]

Is the site giving a code? if it is you may try both using ctrl+Enter and just Enter after keying that code back into the computer's BIOS.

[@alexknight1837]

I’ve been at this for months I’m only given the old hhd number and that’s all I have a dell precision 5570 and have gotten nowhere

[@selmateacher7]

I am sorry to hear that did you try out the steps from Dell: www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000131024/how-to-clear-the-bios-password

[@alexknight1837]

@@selmateacher7 I have there’s no cmos battery so I can’t “restart” the bios I’ve tried to clear it but the password still is on the system somehow. Would a bios chip replacement work?

[@selmateacher7]

That is an idea. I have a video on doing just that to a different model. @@alexknight1837

[@zaim265]

Bless you ! Bless you ! I’ve done all of this, only I can’t reset new admin password. My old password block is open with “Set Password” next to the block. Then “new password”, Then “confirm new” I pressed exit. And now asking for administrator password on startup .

[@selmateacher7]

Oh.. did you use ctrl + enter after putting in the new password?

[@zaim265]

@@selmateacher7 Hi yeh did try ctrl+enter after putting in bios PW, just like you did in the video. Ctrl+ enter didn't work. Tried that twice. Pressed enter, went through. Clicked on admin PW, (your block was greyed out and said set PW. Mine is an open field with "Password Set" next to the block. Then I decided no new password for now. So pressed exit at the bottom. (I think that could be the problem right there in the end.) Not sure tho. I'll check again in the am. Also it's a Dell e4300 latitude and not e64..series, not sure if that would mean anything as well. Let's figure this out.

[@amberduckworth6761]

I am a true believer in some of these tutorials...and I was definitely sceptical about this one...but it works!!

[@selmateacher7]

I am happy to help.

[@trendingtipz]

This helped perfectly. Thank you so much

[@selmateacher7]

You're welcome. I am happy it helped.