Recent content by Terrils

I will check that. Thanks. Unfortunately, I can't update the BIOS. There are reasons, too complicated to go into. We're stuck with these machines exactly as they are, with no internet access, except for what I can do with my own non-techie hands to fix them. Really all I want to do is make this...

I don't know. They should be identical - 30 were purchased at once for the same use - but given that (in retrospect) this one said "supervisor" instead of "password" and has reacted differently to the same process of setup, I'm guessing they aren't. As I work from home, I'll need to go into the...

It's not a password problem, it's a UEFI problem.

There's always a possibility of error, but note that I have done the precise same process on several other new machines of this same make and model and software release, and this did not happen - HOWEVER, those machines' UEFI said "Set administrator password" and this one said "Set supervisor...

I was setting up a Getac laptop (I've done this before with no issues, same brand and version, Windows 10). I set up the supervisor password to prevent the maintenance guys from getting into the UEFI. For the FIRST time in half a dozen setups, it asked for the password before restarting, then...