Windows 10: Auto unlock BitLocker in Windows 11 Home

Discus and support Auto unlock BitLocker in Windows 11 Home in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; hi! Yesterday during an update, my laptop just had a green screen problem and then I re-installed windows 11 home single language by media creation... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by S M Rafat Uddin Sifat, Oct 28, 2022.

  1. Auto unlock BitLocker in Windows 11 Home


    hi! Yesterday during an update, my laptop just had a green screen problem and then I re-installed windows 11 home single language by media creation tool. but now my SSD drives are locked by BitLocker except the boot drive. I have keys for unlocking them. but I can't open the function of auto unlock. it's irritating every time I start my laptop and I have to unlock these drives. Now, what should I do to make them auto-unlock?

    :)
     
    S M Rafat Uddin Sifat, Oct 28, 2022
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  2. Viruzz Win User

    HELP: Automatic BitLocker Unlock.

    Thank you sir, ill try your solution.

    Windows Auto unlock ONLY works in case you have Bitlocker on your system drive, because if your system drive is not encrypted auto unlocking other drives means loss of security.
    But in my case my system drive is Encrypted with hardware encryption that i password unlock during boot. So auto unlocking Bitlocker drives will do fine for me.
     
    Viruzz, Oct 28, 2022
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  3. Windows 10 Pro Bitlocker will not auto unlock on boot

    I have recently upgraded two identical PCs from Windows 8.1 Pro to Windows 10 Pro (

    Version 1511 Build 10586.36). One of the PCs is having trouble with the Bitlocker Auto Unlock feature.

    PCs are both Intel NUC5i7RYH. Each has a Samsung internal SSD and two Western Digital External hard drives. I have enabled bitlocker on all three drives. The external drives on one of the PCs will not auto unlock on boot.

    The details on the problem PC:

    I have enabled bitlocker on two external hard drives with auto unlock enabled. However, after every boot from a power off state the external drive is still locked. If I log out and then in again the drive is auto unlocked as expected. But, if I power down
    the PC and restart then the drive is not auto unlocked and requires a password be entered.

    I know of three ways to enable auto unlock and have tried them all.

    1. I have entered the drive password by double-clicking the locked drive. The drive asks for the password and then in the advanced area I have checked the box to auto unlock.

    2. I have right clicked the drive in Windows Explorer and chosen Manage Bitlocker. I have Turned off Auto Unlock and then Turned it back on. This doesn't fix the issue.

    3. I have run the command line tools from Power Shell as an administrator: Enable-BitLockerAutoUnlock -MountPoint "E:". The command reports that the drive is auto unlocked. However, it is not.

    Anyone run across this one before? Any ideas as to what else to try? I reported this issue through the Microsoft Answer Tech and was told that they couldn't fix it. If it can't be fixed is there a way to add it to a list for future consideration of bug
    fixes through the Windows Update process?
     
    Steve103297, Oct 28, 2022
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  4. Auto unlock BitLocker in Windows 11 Home

    Enable Bitlocker auto-unlock without system drive encryption

    1. turn off bitlocker on the drive you want to auto-unlock
    2. mount this drive as a removable drive
      i.e plug it into a usb attached drive unit such as StarTech or many others
    3. boot the system and bitlock the drive and turn on auto-unlock
    4. shutdown the system
    5. mount the drive as a permanent drive
    6. reboot the system and the drive will auto-unlock because windows now thinks
      that it is a removable drive

    Works For Me with no problems
     
    user895068, Oct 28, 2022
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