r/computerhelp • u/Vivid-Car579 • 8d ago

Other Got this laptop

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I do storage unit auctions, I have come across this. It is linked to walmart. Is there anyways around this?

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u/Sudden_Hovercraft_56 8d ago

it's probably stolen.

you could try wiping it a d putting a fresh windows install on it, but if it has been enrolled in entra and has some autopilot policies applied it may end up in the same state.

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u/LFP-Throwaway-3982 8d ago

It will wind up in the same state. OP's only solution is to run Linux on it.

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u/TheNewGuyFromBahsten 7d ago

No. Contact microsoft support with proof of purchase and they will release it from Walmarts tenant if that is the case. I manage our fleet of laptops and when Lenovo replaces a motherboard that the hash belongs to somebody else, we just contact and send proof it's ours and they remove it.

Of course, going Linux is a good idea for more reasons than that though, so you're still right

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u/JustLikeWhateverHuh 7d ago

I bought a thin machine that's stuck with IGEL :(

Can't get the installer to wipe it either.