I remember 10 years ago (or so) waiting impatiently for the Lenovo hybrid tablet to come onto the market. But when I final got my hands on the Lynx K3011 I was disappointed. It was nice and sleek, but I just didn't "bond" with it, like I've done with all my ThinkPads. So the Lynx K3011 has been setting (aka lost) on a shelf for quite a few years. And now I can't recall my password!
Would be possible (hardware-wise) to do a fresh installation of Windows 10 on this Lynx K3011?
Or, if not, then could I do a reset of the 8.1 OS to wipe out everything on my drive and reset the password?
Thanks for your advice!
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Re: Installing Windows 10 on a Ideapad Lynx K3011?
My installation procedure for Windows 10 on a desktop/laptop that has a preinstalled OEM Windows 8.1 goes like this:
1. Check if the BIOS is in UEFI or Legacy/CSM mode
2. Download Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft
3. Create installer USB disk via Rufus (set format to UEFI or BIOS depending on the result of #1
4. Determine which Edition of Windows is installed (Home, Single Language, Professional, Enterprise, etc.)
5. Create a text file named EI.CFG inside the sources directory of the Windows 10 installation disk
6. Edit the EI.CFG file
Change "Enterprise" with the edition that's installed in your machine, or you can delete it and the [EditionID] line so you can choose which edition at the start of the installation process.
Back up your files, boot with the newly-created Win10 install disk, delete all partitions, and install.
1. Check if the BIOS is in UEFI or Legacy/CSM mode
2. Download Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft
3. Create installer USB disk via Rufus (set format to UEFI or BIOS depending on the result of #1
4. Determine which Edition of Windows is installed (Home, Single Language, Professional, Enterprise, etc.)
5. Create a text file named EI.CFG inside the sources directory of the Windows 10 installation disk
6. Edit the EI.CFG file
Code: Select all
[EditionID]
Enterprise
[Channel]
OEM
[VL]
0
Back up your files, boot with the newly-created Win10 install disk, delete all partitions, and install.
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Re: Installing Windows 10 on a Ideapad Lynx K3011?
Thanks! These links actually helped me indirectly.
I had already tried resetting my Microsoft account password (as prompted by the Lynx login screen).
In reading on of those links, however, I realized that my installation was not made via Microsoft, but rather as an offline account.
That prompted me to go back and look for more passwords that I used in 2013 (around the time that I got the lynx).
I didn't find the lynx-specific PW, but did fine a password that I frequently used in those days, and it also worked on the Lynx.
Thanks for nudging me in the right direction.
FRANK
I had already tried resetting my Microsoft account password (as prompted by the Lynx login screen).
In reading on of those links, however, I realized that my installation was not made via Microsoft, but rather as an offline account.
That prompted me to go back and look for more passwords that I used in 2013 (around the time that I got the lynx).
I didn't find the lynx-specific PW, but did fine a password that I frequently used in those days, and it also worked on the Lynx.
Thanks for nudging me in the right direction.
FRANK
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