Windows 10: Bitlocker opens the drive in Explorer after it is unlocked

When I unlock a BitLocker protected drive, it opens the folder. I have 15 drives and closing 15 windows each time I unlock the drives is annoying. Is there any way to unlock the drives only and not have them open afterwards? I am using a PowerShell script to unlock them all at once. If there was a silent mode to unlock the drives, that would be ideal.

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BitLocker key cannot unlock the disk. Neither can i reinstall cause the drive is blocked

Hi Havard,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing currently.

I would appreciate if you can provide us the following information to help us understand the issue better.

• Did you try to unlock the drive using the Bitlocker application in Windows 10?
  
• If yes, did you get any error message while trying that?

I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if that helps:

Method 1:

I would suggest you to try unlocking the drive using the Bitlocker facility available in Windows 10 and check if you are able to unlock it successfully. If you are getting any error message with says “Application not found”, then I would suggest you
to refer the article provided in the link below:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/unlock-bitlocker-protected-drive

Method 2:

I would suggest that you try the steps mentioned in the link below and check if it helps resolve your issue.

Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For
added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following link to view the article “How to back up and restore
the registry in Windows” from the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/322756

(Applies to Windows 10)

For more information regarding BitLocker, you may refer the article "BitLocker Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)" from this link:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831507.aspx

Hope the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.

 

Windows 8.1 PRO unable to unlock Bitlocked drive

Here is the screenshot

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As you can see Drive D is no longer present in BitLocker Drive Encryption.

When I click on this Drive under Explorer I got the option to FORMAT this Drive and when I click cancel I get the following.
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When I do Right Click on this Drive, I no longer see BitLocker option like I used to.

 

Explorer shows unlocked bitlocker encrypted drive as locked in Windows 10

I tried my luck with below steps and it worked for me.

Note: You can't access your drive from Windows Explorer to check your data

Walkthrough

• Go to run & type diskmgmt.msc and click OK to run it
  
• then right click on your drive & explore (it will show all your files in Windows Explorer)
  

Note: From Windows Explorer you can't access your encrypted drive it informs (the drive is already unlocked)

Walkthrough (2)

• First access Control Panel & go to Bitlocker.
  
• Then, very important, it will not allow to remove password of the drive.
  
• So now, click on change password option then type OLD password & then new password.
  
• After your password gets changed successfully then try to remove the password it will start decrypting your drive. It will take a very long time but don't worry.