How to Recover Your BIOS Password

How to Recover Your BIOS Password


In this tutorial you will learn how to recover your BIOS password.

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Open a new browser window. Go to cgsecurity.org.

Step 2. Select CmosPwd from the left side of the Wiki. Download the zip file.

Step 3. Unzip the contents into a separate folder.

Step 4. Navigate to the Windows subfolder.
Select Shift, then Right-click inside the folder. Select "Open command window here". A DOS box opens up.

Step 5: Type " ioperm -- I" to install the Cmos reading service.

Step 6: Type cmospwd_win.exe /k if you want to erase your old BIOS password. The executable offers you following options:
1 - to erase Cmos,
2 - to erase Cmos, but try to preserve date and time,
0 - to cancel. If you absolutely don't know your password, select 1 or 2, otherwise select 0.

Step 7: If you have any of the popular BIOSes listed in the cgsecurity.org/wiki/cmospwd page, you might try running just
cmospwd_win.exe
at the DOS box command prompt.
The utility will dump the most common places of your BIOS looking for your password.

Result: Depending on your case, you have successfully recovered or reset your BIOS password.
Closed Caption:

in this tutorial you will learn how to
recover your bios password
prerequisites windows operating system
internet a little utility called CMOS
PWD open a new browser window go to cg
security . o RG select CMOS PWD from the
left side of the wiki
download the zip file
unzip the contents
red folder
navigate to
windows sub folder select shift then
right click inside the folder
select open command window here
a dosbox opens up
type
CMOS PWD dot exe space / k if you want
to erase your old bios password
the executive all offers you the
following options one to erase CMOS to
to erase CMOS but preserve date and time
0 to cancel if you absolutely don't know
your password select one or two
otherwise select 0 if you have any of
the popular bios's you might try running
just CMOS PWD . exe at the dosbox
command prompt the utility will dump the
most common places of your bios looking
for your password
depending on your case you have
successfully recovered or reset your
bios password
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Published: 5/29/2013
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