How to push a BIOS password

Question

Hello,
I've build a Task Sequence that includes a reboot and I wondered if it is possible to 'bypass' or include the BIOS password in any way in the Task Sequence so the computer does not get 'stuck' while rebooting.
The (Dell) laptops in our company all have the same "Admin Password" and an individual "System Password". This System Password is set by the end-user himself.
With Dell laptops (don't know about others), if you don't know the System Password, you can continue the boot sequence by entering the Admin Password. So only 1 password is actually needed..
I looked into the
Dell OpenManage Client Intrumentation (OMCI) 8.2 application and figured out how to erase the BIOS passwords with PowerShell with this command:
(gwmi DCMI_BIOSService -Namespace root\dcim\sysman).SetBIOSAttributes($null,$null,"AdminPwd","","ourpassword",$null)
Though I prefer NOT to erase the Admin and System Password of about 1000 users just to be able to continue an installation ;)
Is there any other way to solve this problem?

Answer 1

If these are Dell Enterprise computers, you can use the
cctk.exe tool from the
Dell Client Configuration Toolkit.
Create an SCCM package from this tool, and you can use it in your Task Sequence:
- Before reboot: Remove password. --> cctk.exe --setuppwd= --valsetuppwd=<currentPassword>
- After reboot: Set password. --> cctk --setuppwd=<password>