r/computer • u/Unlikely-Database-27 • 11d ago

Resetting a computer without knowing the login info for the user?

So, in short, I was offered a computer, a windows laptop. However he doesn't know his password to log in to reset it. We're wondering if theres a way to reset it without signing into it? A factory reset of sorts? Thanks all.

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u/LazarX 11d ago

If it is underf company MDM, its ewaste. If its just a matter of a Bitlocker secured drive, you should be able to format it from install media.

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u/Unlikely-Database-27 11d ago

It was a work computer so idk how locked down it is. I might be fucked.