Windows 10: Disk Image and Restore Bitlocker encrypted C drive

I have a Dell XPS 13, Windows 10 Pro. Bitlocker enabled on C drive.I used Windows backup to make a full disk image of all partitions.Also made a backup of all my data on C, just in case.Dell is replacing the System Board which has soldered SSD drive chips, so I am getting a clean board and windows setup. Can I simply restore the full disk image to the new system/drive, even though my C partition was bitlocker encrypted?

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Restoring Windows system image from a Bitlocker-encrypted external drive

I recently had to restore Windows 7 system drive image from a (Windows) backup (as I migrated to a larger drive). The backup was on an external/USB drive (which is Bitlocker-encrypted). I found out that the Windows 7 "system repair disk" apparently doesn't
support accessing such drives at all, so the backup was pretty much useless. I had to make another system image on another, non-encrypted disk. Ironically, Windows' backup tool warned me that I was putting the backup on a drive that was not encrypted...

So is there any way at all to use a Bitlocker-encrypted external drive for storing (and restoring) Windows system image backups? If not, what are the recommended alternatives?

The same applies to Windows 10.

 

Restore system image from a bitlocker encrypted external USB drive (Windows 10)

Hi,

I'm going to encrypt my C: drive with Bitlocker. I also want to save a complete system image on an external USB drive. Which shall be encrypted with Bitlocker as well.

My question:

Is is possible to restore a complete system image from a Bitlocker encrypted external USB drive?

My assumed experience:

My internal drive brakes and I replace it with a brand new drive. I connect the encrypted external USB drive (with the system image on it) at my laptop. I boot from a Win10 USB-Stick and go to the recovery/restore options. There I'm able to select the external
USB drive and have to enter my PIN/password to decrypt the drive. Than the restore process starts. After a reboot I'm back at my old environment.

Is that the case that will happen?

 

Data Recovery in Bitlocker Encrypted Drive

Today my home laptop system asked for bit locker password after booting up (before login). Bit locker encryption was not enabled by me. However, to make the computer usable, C drive was formatted since there was no critical data in C Drive. However D Drive is still encrypted.



Kindly confirm

1. Can Bitlocker Encryption be enabled without intervention of the user?
   
2. Where to find the bitlocker encryption key?
   
3. How to recover the Data in Encrypted D Drive?