Windows 10: Bitlocker and Internal Drives

Discus and support Bitlocker and Internal Drives in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Greetings!I have two internal drives that I use for storage of sensitive data, so those drives and only those are encrypted with Bitlocker. I have... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Matt Danforth, Feb 24, 2025.

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    Bitlocker and Internal Drives


    Greetings!I have two internal drives that I use for storage of sensitive data, so those drives and only those are encrypted with Bitlocker. I have simple passwords that I use for quick access to unlock the drives plus the key for each drive saved to my MS account.I want to do a clean install of windows but was concerned that the newly installed OS might not recognize the encrypted drives. Why do I have this concern? Because I did a test and docked those same drives into another system running windows and the drives weren't even recognized. like, they didn't show up at all.How can I enter a

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