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I need to change tablet OS to Ubuntu

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I recently purchased an RCA Cambio 2-in-1 that came with Windows 10.
Last week, I booted up the device and was just taken to Automatic Startup Repair and it wants me to login to my local user a/c.
Because I've been using just signing in with the PIN, I've forgotten my password and can't login. I tried resetting the password online, but it's not being accepted on the device - maybe a local a/c on the device.

I just can't get in.

I've searched and searched for a solution; contacted RCA and they've not responded; asked on the forums but no luck.

All my other devices are either Linux or Ubuntu and I'd be happy to shift to either. I can access the BIOS and would like to know if I can somehow boot the device using Linux and somehow change the Windows local a/c password to login (if I have to continue using Windows)

Would really appreciate some help on this, pls.

Some snapshots of the BIOS: BIOS Snapshots

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answered 1 Year ago emuralm · Accepted Answer

I struggled to get a solution and in doing, was guided to INSTALL LINUX on an RCA Cambio! IT IS POSSIBLE!
Here I saw that someone had actually managed to install Linux on this particular tablet and he's been very kind to share his experiences and challenges and so have others who have posted therein.
Using this method, I succeeded in booting the device using a Linux Mint LXDE USB and from there I used the CHNTPW method to remove the forgotten Windows 10 password.
Thereafter when I rebooted the device and was brought back to Startup Repair, I was now not required to put in a password and thereafter successfully reset the device.

ALHAMDULILLAH.