Windows 10: BitLocker frozen while encrypting, cannot pause or turn off either. Is there a solution?

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    BitLocker frozen while encrypting, cannot pause or turn off either. Is there a solution?


    Have a 2TB drive with 1.4TB used, upgraded to windows pro just so I can make use of BitLocker, it's a work drive which should ideally be encrypted. I knew it would take many hours so left it overnight. The following day noticed it was stuck on 40.8%, drive light still flashing but not making any progress for hours. I pressed the pause button and explorer just became unresponsive for ages so I disconnnected it which solved that problem. Now whenever I reconnect the drive it asks me for the password, and once entered it immediately resumes encryption with the same process of being stuck on 40.8%

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