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Locked out of my iMac

iMac 2017 Big Sur

I booted up, and a screen with a lock appeared. I think it wants a firmware password. I don't have one. What do I do?

iMac 27″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Apr 13, 2022 7:01 AM

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Posted on Apr 13, 2022 7:23 AM

Welcome to Apple Support Community.

This is Firmware Lock, or EFI Lock. You cannot do anything until you get this password that it is prompting you for.

Jack

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