Microsoft Surface Pro 3 UEFI password

[subbucat]

What is TPM screen anyway?

Did you try fresh windows installing and did you reach the part where you need to select a disk? SSD was missing from that list?

And keep in mind that Surface Pro 3 is supported by windows 10 but not windows 11. Altho requirements for windows 11 can be bypassed easily.

TPM= trust protection module attached image.

I just tried full and clean instal. I can see it shows internal SSD as 59gb something. But not allowing me to create partition or format it. I tried shift+f10 and entered diskpart to do the partition but it says I/O device error.

[RethoricalCheese]

What is TPM screen anyway?

Did you try fresh windows installing and did you reach the part where you need to select a disk? SSD was missing from that list?

And keep in mind that Surface Pro 3 is supported by windows 10 but not windows 11. Altho requirements for windows 11 can be bypassed easily.

[subbucat]

You do understand what is your goal here?

No point in going to uefi settings - you have got a password preventing you. Your goal is to remove the password.
No point in trying recovery - you have a bios password, not a broken windows.

You need to boot.. Somewhere... Easiest option is to boot on Windows USB install disk, which you need to download and make using another computer. And then on that same computer, download and copy flash programming tool onto that USB install disk.
Connect that usb install disk with your surface and try to boot onto it.

If you did have that ready already then you are just trying to boot into recovery menu, which is not USB install disk. So stop doing that.
Like I said, if you have windows installed (even if it has a user password), boot onto that, click on power button icon and click shift + restart. From there you can make it boot onto the usb install disk.

I think the ssd has failed. When intry to run the disk eraser tool it did not recognise make and model. When I boot using recovery disk and checked the diskpart. It only showed removable sd card and the USB. Not the inbuilt memory.

[subbucat]

that was th3e clearest explanation I have read and someone took time and patiently replied in this whole thread for a noob. I appreciate your help. I think I made backup of the bin. Attached here. appreciate if you can help me with the passworde . I am hoping its the right bin.

I think I found it. Its "surface". even after entering and changing the setting of TMP module to disable TPM and secure boot. the laptop is booting into TPM screen only. what is the solution for this

[subbucat]

You do understand what is your goal here?

No point in going to uefi settings - you have got a password preventing you. Your goal is to remove the password.
No point in trying recovery - you have a bios password, not a broken windows.

You need to boot.. Somewhere... Easiest option is to boot on Windows USB install disk, which you need to download and make using another computer. And then on that same computer, download and copy flash programming tool onto that USB install disk.
Connect that usb install disk with your surface and try to boot onto it.

If you did have that ready already then you are just trying to boot into recovery menu, which is not USB install disk. So stop doing that.
Like I said, if you have windows installed (even if it has a user password), boot onto that, click on power button icon and click shift + restart. From there you can make it boot onto the usb install disk.

that was th3e clearest explanation I have read and someone took time and patiently replied in this whole thread for a noob. I appreciate your help. I think I made backup of the bin. Attached here. appreciate if you can help me with the passworde . I am hoping its the right bin.

[volinakis]

Hello, can you help me with password bios ?
SN : 051988443353
Model : Surface Pro 3 128Gb 4Gb Intel i5-4300U

Thanks

your backup is corrupted and has an unusual length. Anyway, try pass:

xpppbios

[peste]

Hello, can you help me with password bios ?
SN : 051988443353
Model : Surface Pro 3 128Gb 4Gb Intel i5-4300U

Thanks

try..

xpppbios

[zeuth]

Hello, can you help me with password bios ?
SN : 051988443353
Model : Surface Pro 3 128Gb 4Gb Intel i5-4300U

Thanks

[RethoricalCheese]

You do understand what is your goal here?

No point in going to uefi settings - you have got a password preventing you. Your goal is to remove the password.
No point in trying recovery - you have a bios password, not a broken windows.

You need to boot.. Somewhere... Easiest option is to boot on Windows USB install disk, which you need to download and make using another computer. And then on that same computer, download and copy flash programming tool onto that USB install disk.
Connect that usb install disk with your surface and try to boot onto it.

If you did have that ready already then you are just trying to boot into recovery menu, which is not USB install disk. So stop doing that.
Like I said, if you have windows installed (even if it has a user password), boot onto that, click on power button icon and click shift + restart. From there you can make it boot onto the usb install disk.

[subbucat]

You cant program this way. What you need to do is boot onto windows install USB for example.

A tip for you is to click on power button icon on login screen and from there, click on shift and restart. This way you can access windows recovery menu.
From there you can find a way to get where you need.

Having a windows USB install disk with correct flash programming tool in known location is the important part.

I just again boot into usb, selected trouble shoot and selected uwfi settings where it says restart. I pressed shift and pressed restart. Nothing happened again the password prompt like below image.

[subbucat]

You cant program this way. What you need to do is boot onto windows install USB for example.

A tip for you is to click on power button icon on login screen and from there, click on shift and restart. This way you can access windows recovery menu.
From there you can find a way to get where you need.

Having a windows USB install disk with correct flash programming tool in known location is the important part.

Hi,

Thankyou for the tip. I just tried booting into usb recovery drive by pressing volume down and power button and only got the below options. Recovery option did not work. Came back with error after 2% . Only shutdown option available not restart. Not sure what am doing wrong.

[RethoricalCheese]

You cant program this way. What you need to do is boot onto windows install USB for example.

A tip for you is to click on power button icon on login screen and from there, click on shift and restart. This way you can access windows recovery menu.
From there you can find a way to get where you need.

Having a windows USB install disk with correct flash programming tool in known location is the important part.

[subbucat]

Re: Microsoft Surface Pro 3 UEFI password

No need to remove it. Use flash programming tool to read bios region and upload it. I can find and decrypt the password. This way you don't even need to remove the screen to unlock this model.

Hi bro, i cannot login to bios or windows. How can I use flash programer to upload the unlocked bin?

[subbucat]

You don`t have to take the screen off, read posts 13,16,17 .Use Flash Programming tool

Bro, will this work?

DHRUVPRO CH341A 24 25 Series EEPROM Flash BIOS USB Programmer + SOIC8 SOP8 Flash Chip IC Test Clips Socket Adpter Programmer
https://amzn.in/d/0dHkav85

[subbucat]

Thanks for sharing this information. Please consider me as a noob and share a video on how to do it thank you

Brothers, can anyone share a video link. I couldn't find the exact one which is useful for me. Please.

[subbucat]

You don`t have to take the screen off, read posts 13,16,17 .Use Flash Programming tool

Thanks for sharing this information. Please consider me as a noob and share a video on how to do it thank you

[SMDFlea]

is there a way to fix this without opening the device?

You don`t have to take the screen off, read posts 13,16,17 .Use Flash Programming tool

[subbucat]

you need an SPI programmer..here is a video as an example...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWWigscuQDY

is there a way to fix this without opening the device?

[peste]

Bro, thanks for the reply. The laptop is not letting me beyond the password screen or login to bios. How can I get the bios backup.

you need an SPI programmer..here is a video as an example...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWWigscuQDY

[subbucat]

Also the laptop serial number https://www.badcaps.net/forum/troubl...before-posting

sorry about that here it is. SL no.014262642953