Securing BIOS Passwords in Unattended Deployments

My Dell, HP, and Lenovo BIOS password and settings scripts all accept the BIOS password as a plain-text parameter. This keeps the scripts simple and broadly compatible, but it means that how you deliver the password to the script is also how you secure the password. This post covers how to do that safely under Configuration Manager and task sequences, and how the built-in CMS support added in version 2.3.0 makes it easier. ...

May 24, 2026 · 9 min

HP BIOS Password Management (HPCMSL)

A PowerShell script to set, change, or clear HP BIOS setup and power on passwords using the HP Client Management Script Library (HPCMSL).

May 22, 2026 · 8 min

HP BIOS Settings Management (HPCMSL)

A PowerShell script to get or set HP BIOS settings, or reset them to defaults, using the HP Client Management Script Library (HPCMSL).

May 22, 2026 · 8 min

Installing the HP Client Management Script Library

A PowerShell script to install the HP Client Management Script Library (HPCMSL) in Windows or WinPE, plus its prerequisites and the other ways to install it.

March 10, 2020 · 10 min

BIOS Management - Example Task Sequences

Example Configuration Manager task sequences for the Dell, HP, and Lenovo BIOS scripts. The bundled scripts are outdated; current ones are in the linked posts.

February 24, 2020 · 3 min

HP BIOS Settings Management

A PowerShell script to get or set HP BIOS settings using WMI, with no module required. Settings come from the script or a CSV file.

July 29, 2019 · 9 min

HP BIOS Password Management

A PowerShell script to set, change, or clear HP BIOS setup and power on passwords using WMI, with no module required, in Windows, WinPE, or a task sequence.

July 18, 2019 · 12 min