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[Uranium-235]

One I encountered recently. It was my fault, but I fixed it. Here are the circumstances. I realized there are two actual solutions (probably more if I have better software tools). But this was fixed within an hour

Initial circumstances

Laptop Windows 10 64-bit UEFI

Was stepped on, lid and bezel are permanently damaged, and unable to find replacements. Display is heavily damaged. Display cable is damaged.

You manage to get it up by plugging it into an HDMI cable. Screen is of course blank since it will always init to the lcd screen, until windows boots

You realize you need to uninstall an adobe service that won't let you unload it.

You set it to minimum safe mode

You realize with the generic driver, it will never switch over to the monitor

I realized later I could go through the msconfig gui in my head. But I used another way. I'm curious what you come up with

(does not involve getting the lcd screen to work)

[Topcat]

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Well, what was the goal? Data recovery? That would determine the approach I'd take.

[televizora]

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Take off the HDD from the laptop and copy the info. What's the problem exactly?

[Uranium-235]

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goal is getting it to boot in the original OS because she needs to use it temporary hooked to the 24" monitor

[stj]

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serves you right,
always set your bios to mirror the screen to the external as soon as you get a machine.

if you remove or unplug the panel, the bios wont see the eeprom that has the vid/pid id in it and may default to the external.

btw, the same principle applies to android phones,
always enable dev-mode and then enable ADB and OEM-unlock soon as you get one.

because you wont be able to go in over usb if you dont - and you wont be changing the settings after you break or drown the screen!!

[Uranium-235]

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This bios didn't have that option

it did work before I set it to safe mode

as I said above I did fix it, just curious if you've figured it out

[diif]

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Autorun USB stick with a Powershell command ?

[Uranium-235]

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Autorun USB stick with a Powershell command ?

interesting. Something I didn't consider. Not too familiar with PS. Wouldn't that require administrator level to edit the bcd?

[Uranium-235]

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Ok my solution:

boot to a windows 10 USB drive. I have no screen

Plug in earphones

Hit ctrl+win+enter. This enables the screen reader (Working in a public shop with some sight disabled people I learned how to use screenreaders to a point, though I never used the win10 integrated one)

navigate through the menus. Get to the advanced screen, and windows cmd. Run the command to remove "safeboot" from the bcd

i hear her voice say "the operation completed successfully"

reboot.

windows now boots in normal mode

[koris]

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serves you right,
always set your bios to mirror the screen to the external as soon as you get a machine.

Never knew this was a thing. I've seen bios unlock and switch different onboard display options on desktop. I will check every laptop touch from here on out.

if you remove or unplug the panel, the bios wont see the eeprom that has the vid/pid id in it and may default to the external.

This has always been my last resort if the function key and screen switch buttons don't work.

btw, the same principle applies to android phones,
always enable dev-mode and then enable ADB and OEM-unlock soon as you get one.

I do the dev mode but have never heard of ADB and OEM-unlock. Now i have more learning to do. thanks

[koris]

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That's creative as hell.

[ratdude747]

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That reminds me of using google voice commands over bluetooth to bypass a password lock preventing me from hard-resetting a galaxy tablet I got for cheap at a pawn shop. Only I cheated and read about the trick online.

[Uranium-235]

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I do the dev mode but have never heard of ADB and OEM-unlock. Now i have more learning to do. thanks

looks like a program to send commands to an android phone and unlock it when the screen is dead

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...ne-through-adb

[Topcat]

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Ok my solution:

boot to a windows 10 USB drive. I have no screen

Plug in earphones

Hit ctrl+win+enter. This enables the screen reader (Working in a public shop with some sight disabled people I learned how to use screenreaders to a point, though I never used the win10 integrated one)

navigate through the menus. Get to the advanced screen, and windows cmd. Run the command to remove "safeboot" from the bcd

i hear her voice say "the operation completed successfully"

reboot.

windows now boots in normal mode

I have to admit, that was clever!

[diif]

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Yes, I concur.