Recent content by Phillip Dieckmann

Good Day, I hope I am posting this in the correct location, I have come across a laptop with Windows 8 on, the user forgot the password, it is a local account with no admin account, how can one go about resetting the password? I have tried ntpassword, but it does not support Win8. Any...

SOLVED!!!!! Changed the BIOS settings to legacy instead of UEFI, made the internal HDD the priority boot device, and starts up perfectly every time. Thanks for the help and input I received. PhillipD

I have tried it, didn't work, still busy with updating the BIOS, if that is also not working will maybe see if setting it to legacy boot solves my troubles...

Hi Alex, I did re-install Win8, still the same issue, about to do a BIOS update maybe that will work, if not then I am clueless as to what I can try...

Hi Guys, I really need help on this one, HP laptop with Win 8.1, when cold booting or restarting the laptop it does not get past the HP splash screen until I press any random key, then it loads fine, tried strating in safe mode also a clean boot, I have to manually press a key at the HP splash...