Windows 10: How to reload OS Windows 11 Home if Bitlocker device Encryption prevent OEM recovery to...

Windows 11 Home with Bitlocker Encrypted device, will not boot due to corrupted OS during updates. How to reload OS Windows 11 Home if Bitlocker device Encryption prevent OEM recovery disk to see and access harddrive ?

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Device Encryption not avaiable

Hello Fraczek,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

We understand your concern in this regard.

• Are you referring to BitLocker Drive Encryption?
• What preventing you from doing this?
• Did you get any error message or code while doing this?

Before you come up with the above information, suggest you to refer the article

Help protect your files using BitLocker Drive Encryption and see if it help you.

Do refer the article
Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption Step-by-Step Guide and check if it help you with the required information.

Keep us posted if you require further assistance.

 

Device Encryption vs Bitlocker

Hi David,

Since you would like to know more about Bitlocker and device encryption, we suggest that you check and review our advance support site about the overview of Bitlocker and device encryption on this

link.

The overview provide details between the two programs that might help you to decide.

Regards.

 

Data Recovery in Bitlocker Encrypted Drive

Hello Sourabh,

I am Jaspreet Singh.

As per the details here :

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/secur...

Quote “ Unlike a standard BitLocker implementation, BitLocker Device Encryption is enabled automatically so that the device is always protected. ”

This means some OEM devices come with bitlocker encryption enabled out of box of it is enabled when you set up the device.

2) here are all the locations where the key might be : https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/fin...

3) you will need the key to unlock the drive. Without the key you cannot unlock the drive nor get the data as there is no back door in bitlocker.