What is the difference between factory reset and powerwash on Chromebook?

How do I remove an owner from my Chromebook without the password?

I just installed on a refurb unit at work and everything seems to be working except I can't remove my name from my Chromebook.

I tried going through the "Settings > Accounts" and "Password & security settings" screen, but that didn't do anything. Do I have to wipe the drive?

My account information should be correct because I've been using this machine for over a year. I think the problem is simply that my name is still in there. It says that it will be removed as soon as I put a different username in. When I get to the "Change your name" screen I have to put in my email address and the password. It just says "Invalid email or password" over and over again until I go to another page. I don't even have a Google account.

I am able to login using Chrome or using the native OS/Chromebook desktop browser and access my google account. Once logged in it appears that I am the owner of my account. The only problem is that I cannot remove myself as owner of the account without entering the password which was set upon activation.

There is a setting to change the owner account but it only lets you change it to "Guest" not to your own name. In your first comment to the thread, you did identify yourself as the owner of the account. That means, as far as Chrome OS is concerned, you own the account.

Unless you went through some process of removing yourself as the owner, Chrome OS will show the owner as having administrative privileges. There are several ways you might have been the owner of your own account, including the option of changing your ownership when you first signed up for the account.

The "other" options include removing the admin group or removing all admins from the group (which will remove all groups). Either way, the account can be changed again.

Now, what is going on with your Gmail credentials? Can you access your email, for example? You may have to do a little more work to remove yourself as owner of your own account. Your first post made me think you had an issue. But the OP never identified himself as the owner of his own account, only described the account as his.

What is the difference between factory reset and powerwash on Chromebook?

I recently installed an SSD into my old Chromebook and the Chromebook is a total nightmare.

I think it may have been powerwashed when I had it previously (with the original HD, that was before I got the SSD). The Chrome OS screen looks like the Windows 10 screen and it is unresponsive. How can I tell if it was powerwashed or factory reset? I don't know what to do and there is no screen to see what it's doing.

You are probably looking at the Chrome OS desktop.

How do you unlock a locked Chromebook?

What does 'unlocking' a Chromebook actually mean?

Can you unlock an iPad? Can you 'unlock' a Mac? How to "unlock" a Windows computer. Unlocking your computer sounds ominous. Is there any such thing as a "locked" Chromebook? Can you "unlock" an iPad or Macbook? Can you unlock an older Windows computer? Let's start with the basics, shall we? What is unlocking? We're going to explore these questions and more in this FAFirst things first. A computer is locked if the user isn't the owner of the hardware. The machine's manufacturer has chosen to lock the device so that someone other than the user cannot access and/or alter the hardware. The word "unlock" is most commonly used when talking about the user. They can then change the passwords or keys of programs installed on their personal device. There are pros and cons to this. On the one hand, it is easy for you to protect your personal data from others but, on the other, it can be quite frustrating when, for example, you'd been using your Android tablet the entire day and, all of a sudden, when you get home, you notice that you've forgotten the password and have to "reboot" your phone to unlock it. As you may already know, some phones have "pattern lock screens". That means that you can use your PIN or password and you'll immediately be taken back to the Home Screen, while others require a passcode (ie your Google password). This question isn't to do with Google-only devices, but with general technology devices like tablets, laptops, desktops, etc. It doesn't matter if it's an Android or iOS device. They're both running the same underlying operating system. With computers, locking is a bit more difficult, because in addition to security, there are also several other factors to take into consideration. Not only will you be unlocking the device, you'll also have to re-register the software. What's so hard about that? Let's say you buy a new Macbook.

What does powerwash do to a school Chromebook?

How to wipe it clean of malware

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When I mentioned this to one of the other teachers, she said she was a little leery about leaving the school device on at home. They have to be locked when not in use; and the key is also the reset switch. I have been very aware of the need to protect the kids and don't trust anyone else's password on their devices.

The schools devices have had quite a bit of attention on blogs lately. I am a librarian at a small rural district in South Dakota. I have worked with Chromebooks from the very beginning. As a child I remember taking notes using typewriters and pencils; then I learned to type. I used to write in notebooks and write them onto paper, and I still tend to take handwritten notes. After that, I wrote them on the computer and edited them. Then I discovered word processing, took the notes, made them more than a page long, proof read them, etc.

I was teaching second grade one year. I decided to try one of those whiteboard pens that work well on plastic. I bought a pack of them and gave one to each second grader. All they had to do was take a class lesson and jot down questions, and they could take the class lesson home and write up the notes while I was out with the rest of the class.

The pen was great, but eventually the plastic would wear out. So, as a teacher, I had lots of plastic pens in the classroom. I would also have an individual plastic pen for each student that I shared. I took home all of the student files to edit them, so there were a lot of plastic pens in my house. In some cases, they got dirty or lost, so the pens were just a waste of money.

In this rural district, laptops are the norm, and all students get their own laptops. There are 2-4 in a classroom, and 4-6 in the library. I teach first grade and third grade and I never had a need for my own laptop. I think our first grade curriculum has changed a bit since then, but I'm really not sure. In fact, our third grade teacher and I actually get along pretty well.