Hey, how did you get on with unlocking this model? I have 2x exactly the same and have seen mixed posts about the way to clear the password....

Re: Microsoft Surface Pro 3 UEFI password




I should have said the full version number, I was using v9.5 r6. I've just done as you said and it's dumped it using cmd in recovery mode. You are amazing, thank you so much.

I *might* (not 100% yet) need some help decrypting the password, is there a utility to do this from the dump available somewhere?...

Re: Microsoft Surface Pro 3 UEFI password

Hey, sorry to jump-start an old-ish thread but I am having a similar issue with an SP3, I'm unable to read the BIOS from within Windows. Device has a BIOS password, I have Win10 installed but boot order is locked to HDD only, no USB booting. I do not want to remove the screen but need to make a dump as I have a few of these with the same (unknown) password so getting it would be very useful. I've tried to read using 'fptw64.exe -BIOS -D my-backup.bin' and 'fptw.exe -BIOS -D my-backup.bin' but no error and no file is created. I have also...

Re: Fujitsu-Siemens bios unlock tool

Thanks a lot!

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Hi all,

I'm Warren and one of my all time favourite hobbies is bring things that other people have deemed 'dead' back to life (of the electronic form mainly!). In my line of work I come across all kinds of weird and wonderful things but the most common has to be laptops and tablets. I can repair most things within reason however I am struggling with BIOS passwords and that's how I found this forum. I want to learn more about different manufacturers methods and the ways to remove the passwords entirely, thus enabling...