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To: RummyChick

Pretty sure I screwed around with UEFI/bios to get into my computer but once you have access it is easy to get the key even if you can’t get into Microsoft recovery account

I suspect my CMOS battery getting weak in my all in one might have triggered but I have no idea. I had never even heard of this key .


41 posted on 10/18/2025 5:42:22 PM PDT by RummyChick (If I did not provide a link in my post none will be forthcoming )
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To: RummyChick

Was that the “Secure Boot” key?


44 posted on 10/18/2025 6:05:09 PM PDT by Openurmind (AI - An Illusion for Aptitude Intrusion to Alter Intellect. )
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To: RummyChick
Pretty sure I screwed around with UEFI/bios to get into my computer but once you have access it is easy to get the key even if you can’t get into Microsoft recovery account.
I suspect my CMOS battery getting weak...

Don't you fret. Microsoft is on the cusp of solving that limited battery life problem very soon.

MatrixBatteries

While simultaneously making customer dissatisfaction a thing of the past.

47 posted on 10/18/2025 6:34:42 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Lacking a soul's moral compass (and Asimov's 3 Rules) A.I. is a synthetic sociopath.)
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