Windows 10: CLI during WinX Install bypasses BitLocker

Press Shift + F10 during Windows 10 Upgrade to Launch Root CLI & bypass BitLocker

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 Swati Khandelwal

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I use this native CLI feature to prepare HDs prior to installing when performing a clean install. I had no idea that BitLocker was disabled during upgrades, though. This is interesting.

I wonder if you can do this with any WinX .ISO / USB to any computer?

:)

 

Cant Bypass Scanning and repairing drive Windows 10

I cannot bypass Scanning and Repairing Drive during boot pocess

-Machine is HP Zbook-Windows 10 with Bitlocker configured.

-It is stuck in a loop Scanning and Repairing drive and stops at 57%

-It will not prompt the bypass option

-I've tried powering down by holding power button for 4 seconds and power back up numerous times. The option to press any key to bypass still does not display

-No it does not flash quickly, I've tried repeatedly pressing the space bar at boot up just to be sure to no avail.

-Tried to boot into all safe mode options with no luck. It continues to go to scanning and repairing first

-Was able to boot to Windows 10 CD but cannot go any further because Bitlocker is enabled. As far as I know I cannot disable bitlocker unless I can get into windows. However, it was acting like it was going to install WIN10 not "repair" no option to repair
presented itself. I assumed after I got through some of the initial "click next" options it would detect WIN 10 was already installed and prompt for a repair or new install. Couldnt get that far it was acting as a new install and bitlocker prevented
any further options/progress.

Any suggestions?

Moved from: [Windows / Windows 7 / Performance & system failures]

 

Unlock device Lock by bitlocker device encryption without key recovery/lost Microsoft account

Unfortunately, BitLocker is an impossible function to bypass.

There is no backup you can restore from?

 

So you have to have Physical access and be logged in to do this Hack. Couldn't you just go into the Control Panel and disable Bit locker, because you are already logged on? Maybe you should always use win key + L when you walk away from your computer. I thought it was funny yesterday when Betanews had this article, too.

 

No. You would need to have login access to do that.

This is only viable while Windows is upgrading, but still a problem nonetheless. I don't know if it could also be manipulated using a WinX install disc / USB drive, but if it can, then any device that doesn't have the BIOS / UEFI set to block booting from other devices (IOW, booting only from the installed HDD is allowed) is vulnerable, as I could simply boot the WinX installer and access the data on the machine.