Windows 10: BitLocker locked my internal drive on its own

Hello,Please don't tell me BitLocker is not doing such a thing because IT DOES.I made one of my biggest mistakes in my life and installed Windows 11 three days ago.I didn't like it so today I re-installed Windows 10.Now I see that my D: drive is locked by BitLocker.I DIDN'T DO THAT. I'm not a child. I'm not suffering from Alzheimer's disease. And I have full control over my fingers.Now I have to format the drive and lose 1TB of VALUEABLE DATA.

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How to Auto-lock the drives on Windows 10 using BitLocker.

Hello Mominur,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We will assist you in resolving the issue.

Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

• When you say “unlocking a driver”, are you referring to drives on the computer?
• On which drive do you want to set auto-lock BitLocker option (Internal drive or External drive)?

You will be able to perform auto unlock of the drive using BitLocker. To perform auto-lock of the drive using BitLocker, you should either lock out of the user account if it an internal drive or remove the device driver for the external drive.

Refer to the link below on Help protect your files with BitLocker

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/bitlocker-drive-encryption

Write to us with the answers to the above questions and the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.

Thank you.

 

Internal Backup drive and bitlock encryption.

Is it ok to have system image backup on internal hard drive?

I have stored system image backup on my internal solid state drive. Are there any concerns that I should be aware of in future?

Also if I lock my SSD with bitlocker (I have Samsung 850 pro and UEFI system) will I be able to restore to backup in future?

 

BitLocker Encrypted Hard Drive to MAC

Hi,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I regret the inconvenience caused to you. Let me help you.



I suggest you to perform below mentioned steps to disable BitLocker.

To disable BitLocker I would suggest you try the following steps and see if it helps.

• 
  Press Windows key + X and click on
  Control Panel.
  
• 
  Change View by from Category
  to Large Icons/Small Icons.
  
• 
  Click on BitLocker Drive Encryption and click on
  Turn BitLocker Off.
  
• 
  Follow on screen instructions. Click on Decrypt the Drive
  when the message appears.
  

I would suggest you click on the link below and refer the following article.

Scenario 12: Turning Off BitLocker Drive Encryption (Windows 7)

Scenario 12: Turning Off BitLocker Drive Encryption (Windows 7)

(You can refer the steps in the above link as they are applicable for Windows 10 as well)



Check if it helps.



I hope the information helps. Please keep us posted on the issue. We will be happy to assist you accordingly.

Thank you.