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I've been using ubuntu on my HP Elitebook G3 3rd generation for a number of years now. Recently, I downloaded multipass, and, on launch it, it tells me that KVM support is now enabled on my machine. A search tells me to go into the BIOS and turn in on. But, the BIOS wants a password. I do not know the BIOS password? On Ubuntu, is there a way to find it out/change it?

Thanks in advance, ValleyDragon

(I’m sorry. This question is not specifically about Ubuntu, but stack overflow won’t let me delete it and re-ask it on a more appropriate stack exchange site.)

ValleyDragon888
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As the others said in the comments, the BIOS password is completely different thing than your OS password.

HP claims:

A forgotten BIOS password cannot be reset by HP. HP is committed to the security and privacy of our customers. To resolve a forgotten BIOS password issue, a system board replacement is required, and additional customer costs apply.

On the other hand, there are tools that can generate a master password for your BIOS. So you can try using https://bios-pw.org/ or similar tool.

To better understand how such tools work, you can read BIOS Password Backdoors in Laptops.

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