By pressing ALT+F10 before entering Windows boot process, you will access Acer eRecovery menu and asked the location where the backup will restore (ussually C: Drive). After few simple clicks (as easy as click Next) you will have your Windows back as 'factory default' state (State when you bought your Acer machine). Each time Acer eRecovery Management is started, it will prompt for a password if one has been set. The default password is six zeros (0s). A prompt appears in the lower left-hand corner of the screen when the default password is used. Once you have changed the password, the prompt disappears.
Forgot Acer eRecovery password? How to unlock Acer laptop if you forgot Windows login password? Need to reset / remove BIOS password? There are many users asking help for various password problems on Acer laptop / desktop computers. In this article we'll try to help you solve all types of password problems you may have with your Acer computers.
Typically, there are three types of passwords you may lost or forgot: BIOS password, eRecovery password and Windows password.
A BIOS password is a protection measure that can be used to stop someone powering up a computer system or making changes in some of the computers most sensitive areas.
The simplest way to reset a BIOS password is to simply remove the CMOS battery. A computer will remember its settings and keep the time even when it is turned off and unplugged because these parts are powered by small battery inside the computer called a CMOS battery. If we pull out this battery, the computer will forget lots of its hardware settings, including its BIOS password.
Additionally, you can also reset Acer BIOS password using many other methods included in this guide.
Acer, like most notebook computer manufacturers, doesn't supply its customers with physical discs for restoring their system in the event of a crash. Instead, Acer installs a recovery program on a separate hard-drive partition that is used to restore the system to its factory default settings. This program on Acer Aspire laptops is called eRecovery.
If you forgot eRecovery password, here is the step-by-step guide to help you recover Acer eRecovery password..
Forgot Windows administrator password and can't log in to your Acer computer? You can fix this problem by resetting your lost or forgotten Windows password using the third-party software: PCUnlocker. The program works with Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP and Windows Server 2008 / 2003 / 2000.