boot from USB

[michael44ea]

I have a HP ELITEBOOK Folio G1 (W0R77UT#ABA) - the image has been wiped by corporate IT and there own IMAGE was replaced. i can not log into the computer. now i want to Boot from USB windows 10 drive. I have the dock plugged in with the USB drive plugged into the dock and dock connected to the system. i can not get the BIOS to boot from the USB or even recognize the USB. i have reset the BIOS to factory settings. i keep getting a windows bitlocker driver encryption recovery key entry screen - i do not have any recovery keys - i just want to reformat the drive and load windows 10 from the USB drive. i went into command prompt and typed in diskpart but it does not see my drive ...

 

[Barty1884]

So this is a corporate laptop?

The settings are locked down, and you shouldn't be able to wipe the drive or reinstall Windows - that's kind of the point...

This is a discussion to be had with your IT department.

 

[michael44ea]

so the bios can not be reset ? I have done it many times for our corporate department. infact I have two identical machines - the one allowed me to boot from usb and install windows 10. this unit will not allow me.

 

[Barty1884]

For an HP laptop, F10 allows you to access this BIOS.

If that is not working for you, then it's locked down will have limited access.

Again, talk to your IT department.

 

[das_stig]

Bypassing any corporate laptop lackdown is probably against I.T rules and breach of your employment and TH should not be helping.

As a MOD, Barty1884 should know this !

 

[Barty1884]

das_stig, I assume you haven't actually read any of my responses then?

This is a discussion to be had with your IT department.

Again, talk to your IT department.

 

[michael44ea]

i can access to the BIOS. i enabled legacy support and disabled secure boot - i also applied factory defaults and exited. still getting that bitlocker request

 

[das_stig]

Yes I did, but was expecting you to lock thread?

 

[Barty1884]

With bitlocker encryption, you NEED the password. Again, kind of the point.
There is no ability to bypass it, and you cannot simply wipe/reinstall Windows.

Take this up with your IT department - they'll be the ones with the password for Bitlocker. If they don't, they need to go to wherever they obtained the laptop - whoever set up Bitlocker encryption for the devices.



If you cannot talk to your IT department, then we cannot assist. We have no way of knowing where this device came from, nor ability to verify it's owner and will not assist with bypassing Bitlocker (or any other) encryption.

 

[michael44ea]

i am not doing anything wrong or unethical. these are my laptos and they have been replaced and we want to put OS back on these for production. i do not have access to the IT dept . i feel like i am just missing something.

 

[Barty1884]

these are my laptos

Your initial statement would suggest otherwise?

the image has been wiped by corporate IT and there own IMAGE was replaced

i do not have access to the IT dept .

And with that, we're done here.