The “Windows Error 0199 Security Password Retry Count Exceeded” is prone to occur with all the recent Windows versions.
As part of our Server Management Services, we assist our customers to fix this error.
Today, let’s take a look at the details of this error and the method to fix it.
What causes ‘windows error 0199 security password retry count exceeded’ ?
The ‘windows error 0199 security password retry count exceeded’ error appears when a hard drive password that was previously set from BIOS is typed wrong for 3 consecutive times.
This happens when a user enters the wrong supervisor password (SVP) for three consecutive times.
Losing the supervisor password (SVP) is quite serious as it may even end up in replacing the system board.
However, once we manage to recover the SVP password, we can get rid of the error easily.
Solution to fix ‘windows error 0199’ (with SVP key):
An easy fix to ‘windows error 0199’ is to revert BIOS settings to default.
But we should keep in mind that this procedure will change all custom settings that have been previously modified from the BIOS interface.
Reverting to the default BIOS settings (with SVP key)
If we have the correct SVP key, we can fix the error by accessing the BIOS settings with the SVP key and restore the settings to the defaults.
Steps to access the BIOS settings and revert to the default settings:
- During the initial boot sequence, press your Setup key (F1 in most cases) and enter SVP key.
2. After entering into the BIOS settings, press F9 to restore to default settings. When asked to confirm the procedure, select Yes and press Enter.
3.Once settings are restored to the defaults, press F10 to save the new settings, exit BIOS and reboot the computer.
4. At the next boot sequence, the error will no longer be seen and the computer will start normally
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Conclusion
In short, we’ve discussed the causes of the error. Also, we saw an easy method that our Support Engineers follow to fix this error.
Si tuviéramos la clave SVP correcta, no tendríamos el error