Enter the wrong password 3 times at startup until an error screen appears. Locate the system number (e.g., XXXXXXX-8FC8 ).

For Dell Latitude laptops where the BIOS service tag ends with the

For tech-savvy users or those with out-of-warranty devices, several hardware-level solutions exist.

Select the set password, enter the master code in the first field, and leave the "New Password" fields blank to clear it completely.