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A thread · 4 notes · Script Library

Dell BIOS passwords, without the pain.

Setting, rotating, clearing and bypassing Dell BIOS and drive passwords, without baking secrets into packages.

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    Set or Rotate the Dell BIOS Admin Password Without Baking It Into a Package

    Put a BIOS admin password on new Dells, or change the old one across the fleet, with both passwords handed over at runtime.

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    Remove a Dell BIOS Admin Password with PowerShell and ConfigMgr

    Clear the BIOS setup password on Dell PCs and see exactly what changed, with the password supplied at runtime instead of sitting in a package.

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    Clear a Dell Hard Drive Password with PowerShell and ConfigMgr

    Remove the internal drive password from Dell PCs with Dell's PowerShell provider, without ever writing the password into a script or package.

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    Skip Dell Boot Password Prompts During Maintenance with Password Bypass

    Turn on Dell's Password Bypass so patch reboots don't sit at a power-on password prompt all night, then turn it back off when you're done.