Ask HN: How to know if laptop enrolled in Intel Management Engine?

I am looking to purchase a old laptop from what seems to be a reseller of decommissioned laptops. I read about Intel Management Engine and how it is a backdoor at the CPU level and does is not installed at the operating system level. I tried googling this but how would I know if the laptop is still enrolled into some network? I would hate if some sysadmin could remotely do stuff to my PC.
Story Published at: February 8, 2023 at 01:27AM