OldSystemPassword – The old system password(s) to be changed.SystemPassword – The current system password or password to be set.Multiple old passwords can be specified (separated by a comma). OldAdminPassword – The old admin password(s) to be changed.AdminPassword – The current admin password or password to be set.There are also parameters that are used to specify the new and old BIOS passwords. SystemClear – Clear an existing system password.SystemSet – Set a new system password or change an existing system password.AdminClear – Clear an existing admin password.AdminSet – Set a new admin password or change an existing admin password.The script accepts parameters that tell it which actions to perform. This script takes the basic commands we just looked at and adds logic to allow for a more automated password management process. Set-Item -Path DellSmbios:\Security\AdminPassword "" -Password OldPasswordįor more information on using the Dell PowerShell Provider, refer to the official documentation: Reference Guide, User Guide Manage-DellBiosPasswords.ps1 Set-Item -Path DellSmbios:\Security\AdminPassword NewPassword -Password OldPassword Set-Item -Path DellSmbios:\Security\AdminPassword NewPassword Once the Dell PowerShell Provider module has been installed, open an administrative PowerShell prompt and import the module. For more information, see my recent blog post, Working with the Dell Command | PowerShell Provider. This PowerShell module needs to be installed before running the Dell password management script. This PowerShell module allows Dell BIOS passwords and settings to be directly viewed and modified from a PowerShell prompt or script. Instead, Dell provides a PowerShell module called Dell Command | PowerShell Provider. Unlike HP and Lenovo, Dell does not provide command line access to their BIOS settings by default. The script can be downloaded from my GitHub: Dell and PowerShell In this post, I’ll cover the basics of how the script works. This script is similar to the previous scripts in that the goal was to have a script that could automatically set, change, or clear BIOS passwords while providing logging and optional user prompts.
Previously, I’ve discussed Lenovo BIOS Password Management and HP BIOS Password Management.
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This is the third post in my series on how to manage BIOS / Firmware passwords with PowerShell. For information on using the Dell PowerShell module to configure passwords on older models, continue reading this post. For more information, see this post: Dell BIOS Password Management – WMI. Update: Dell does now provide native WMI classes to manage BIOS passwords on newer models. This post was updated on September 11th, 2020.
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