Hi i have recently got some laptops sold in and have tried to reinstall windows however even after fresh install the laptop requires to sign in via the company email only. is there a way to remove this? all help much appreciated
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Contact the company who sold them to you and ask them to remove them from their device management system.Don't buy those $10 PSU "specials". They fail, and they have taken whole computers with them.
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Originally posted by TechGeek View PostContact the company who sold them to you and ask them to remove them from their device management system.
SO bottom line these are useless?
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this is probably some "malware" installed in the EFI bios.
so you could try taking a full bios dump and looking at it in a bios editor like this:
https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool
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Originally posted by MBAS111 View Postthinkpad P14S Gen 1 20S5-S25F00
thinkpad T14S Gen2 20WN-S00K00
T14s forum search - https://www.badcaps.net/forum/search...rchid=32154929
P14s forum search - https://www.badcaps.net/forum/search...rchid=32154934
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RT809HLast edited by SMDFlea; 01-24-2023, 01:05 PM.
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Originally posted by stj View Postit doesnt sound like a lock - it sounds like a persistant app as a bios-extension.
similar to the computrace malware.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/me...dows-autopilot
Is there a solution? Yes, we make all models here.
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Originally posted by SMDFlea View PostYouve already posted a bios unlock request,more than once... https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1201219 .If the Lenovo Autopatcher doesn`t work then the only option is unlocking via JTAG, and you`ll need a dedicated programmer to do that.
T14s forum search - https://www.badcaps.net/forum/search...rchid=32154929
P14s forum search - https://www.badcaps.net/forum/search...rchid=32154934
I/O Programmers:
Vertyanov SUCCESSOR
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Originally posted by stj View Postthis is probably some "malware" installed in the EFI bios.
so you could try taking a full bios dump and looking at it in a bios editor like this:
https://github.com/LongSoft/UEFITool
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Originally posted by stj View Postit doesnt sound like a lock - it sounds like a persistant app as a bios-extension.
similar to the computrace malware.
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Originally posted by MBAS111 View PostI am considered a noob in this matter even if i did get a dump is there any instruction on what exactly I'm supposed to be looking at? and what I do when I find the problem?
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Easiest would be to install either Linux or Windows Home since Autopilot is a Windows Pro/Enterprise feature and Home/Linux will not check if autopilot is enabled.
There is a more advanced method aswell but since I haven't tried it myself, I won't even comment on that.
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Originally posted by RethoricalCheese View PostEasiest would be to install either Linux or Windows Home since Autopilot is a Windows Pro/Enterprise feature and Home/Linux will not check if autopilot is enabled.
There is a more advanced method aswell but since I haven't tried it myself, I won't even comment on that.
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It's Windows Autopilot. The message says "Sign in with Microsoft - School or work account"
I've seen this before on several laptops. You can't bypass the screen, it demands it.
There is workaround - installing very old version of Windows10.
"It seems like" this "thing" writes something into the UEFI. Even complete wipe of the drive and new installation won't do any good. Even if the machine isn't connected to the internet. First it will demand internet connection to continue and wont allow you to create local account. When you connect it to the internet, it will demand you to enter your "work or school account" to continue, without an option to create new microsoft or local account.
I've tried modifying ei.cfg, using different edition, bypassing the screen using OOBE bypass and command prompt to create new account. One can truly call this thing "malware".
Even with enabled default administrator or creating local account or even linking another microsoft account, it continues to demand to enter the old "work or school account".
Unfortunately, there isn't really much information about this. And I am not so keen on dissecting and digging in the bios flash of laptop that isn't my own to analyse the problem.
Surely, rewriting the bios flash will get rid of it. But there is that little issue that most likely this won't be the only thing you will need to rewrite/modify. And information about this is relatively scarce.Last edited by televizora; 01-25-2023, 02:28 PM.Useful conversions. I don't "speak" imperial. Please use metric, if you want to address me.
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