Check if my computer has bios password (via VB / C#)

Question

Im doing a checklist in my domain. I was wondering if there's a way to obtain the BIOS status of Computer, particularly BIOS Password status, I want to know if a Computer has BIOS password or not without shutting down.

Answer 1

for dell computers its possible to check if there is a password.

objInstance.Properties_.Item("Password").Value

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