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NevadaDad · 10-06-2021

I can connect my locked NEST thermostat to my Win 10 computer via USB cable. It shows up as an F: drive and I can navigate to the technical info.plist file. Now what? How do I do a hard factory reset to remove the PIN or put it back to the factory de...

NevadaDad · 01-27-2023

Read my post using the link below for reasonably detailed instructions; however, be advised that you cannot reset the 4-digit PIN without contacting NEST support. Although my steps are quite detailed, they do not entirely circumvent the need to conta...

NevadaDad · 09-20-2022

Yes - I figured it out and tried to document my steps very clearly here. What exactly are you having trouble with in the steps? I’ll try to help as I am able. Here is the link to the steps: https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Nest-Thermostats/Forg...

NevadaDad · 05-04-2022

I don’t remember and it was a complex command string. It is one of the reasons I said that calling Google was non-optional in my step-by-step instructions posted in this thread.

NevadaDad · 04-25-2022

Read my post using the link below for reasonably detailed instructions; however, be advised that you cannot reset the 4-digit PIN without contacting NEST support. Although my steps are quite detailed, they do not entirely circumvent the need to conta...

NevadaDad · 03-24-2022

There have been some people that have no problem (such as myself) seeing the NEST device as a connected drive while others are having difficulty. Just speculation on my part, but I am wondering if this is because the NEST device file structure assume...

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