HP Setup Password: Everything to Know

What is HP setup password?

To figure out what an HP setup password is, you should know the differences between a BIOS password and a Windows password.

✍ What is BIOS password?

BIOS (basic input/output system) is the program used to start the computer system after it is powered on. Through the BIOS, you can view and manage your computer settings like changing the boot order or enabling CPU virtualization.

In the BIOS on HP devices, there are two different types of passwords:

Setup password: It is also called "Admin password" or "Supervisor password". Windows will require you to type this password when you're trying to access the BIOS settings. With an HP setup password, you can protect your system from entering the BIOS and changing some of your settings

System Password: It is also called "User password" or "Power-on password". Every time when you boot your computer, it will be prompted so that you can successfully access the operating system. This password can help you eliminate the threat from the beginning.

✍ What is Windows password?

Windows password is what we called Microsoft and local login password. Windows allows you to create different accounts for your private PC and set a unique computer password for it. If you don’t know the password, you will be locked out of the computer completely, which is effective to avoid unauthorized access.

How to set HP setup password?

From what we have described above, a setup password is one kind of BIOS password, so if you want to set an HP setup password, you need to get into the BIOS settings first. Here are the detailed steps.

Step 1. Open your HP computer and keep pressing F10 to enter the BIOS.

Step 2. Click the "Security" tab in the BIOS window.

Step 3. Choose "Set Supervisor password", enter the new password you want to set, and confirm it.

Step 4. Press F10 to save the change and exit the page. The next time when you want to open BIOS, you will be reminded to enter setup password HP.

How to perform HP setup password reset?

In the digital world, people have various passwords to protect different data, so it is not wired to forget the setup password on HP computer. If you cannot remember it, the removal or reset process will be difficult or impossible.

But don't worry, this part aims to show you how to remove setup password HP and reset it by removing the CMOS battery.

Step 1. Turn off the system and make sure the power cable is disconnected.

Step 2. Locate the CMOS battery on the motherboard.

Note: A CMOS battery is easy to identify because it's round, flattened, and coin-shaped as the screenshot shows.

Step 3. Remove the CMOS battery, wait for 15-20 minutes, and put back the battery. 

Step 4. Log in to your computer again and set a new password from BIOS by following the steps in the previous part.

Bonus reading: How to reset Windows password easily?

As mentioned earlier, Windows password is a protective barrier for your computer. Compared with HP setup password reset, Windows password reset is much easier because you can make it with the help of a specialized utility called AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional.

What makes this tool stands out is that you are allowed to create a password reset USB on another computer for your target PC. So, you don't worry you can't access the system when you forget the password.

Now, follow the guide below to see how to easily reset the forgotten password on Windows 11/10/8/8.1/XP/Vista.

Step 1. Connect a USB with any Windows PC that can work normally, then download and open AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional, select "Tools" > "Reset Windows Password" on the main interface.

Step 2. You'll be asked to create a bootable USB, click "Next" to continue.

Step 3. In a new window, choose the target USB boot device and click "Proceed".

Step 4. Read the notes about creating the bootable USB. If you have no questions, click "Yes" to go on.

Step 5. Wait for a moment, then click "Finish" when the bootable USB is created.

Step 6. Connect the bootable USB to the computer that you forgot the password for it, change the boot drive to boot the PC from the USB, choose the Windows system you want to operate, and click "Next".

Step 7. Click the target account from the list, tick "Reset Account Password", and then click "Next".

Step 8. Type the new password and confirm it, then click "Yes". After that, you can log in to your Windows computer with the new password.

Conclusion

Do you know what HP setup password is now? From this passage, you have learned setup password is a kind of password that can prevent others from changing your BIOS settings, and forgetting is a disaster but is still addressable.

No matter what type of password you are using, you should always keep it in your mind. If you worry about data loss due to a forgotten password, you can use AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional to clone the disk as a backup or recover the lost file after you reset the password.