If you’ve landed on this page, chances are you’re staring at a locked laptop screen. You turned on your computer, and instead of booting into Windows or Linux, you were greeted by a padlock icon and a request for a System or BIOS Password .

Have you successfully unlocked a laptop using an 8fc8 code? Let us know which generator worked for you in the comments below!

Let’s clear up the confusion immediately and get you back to work. 8fc8 is not a password you type in.

And now, you’re seeing a specific code on your screen—often 8fc8 —or you’re wondering if that string is the magic key.