Windows 10: Sudden locking of the drive - Bitlocker malfunction?

Discus and support Sudden locking of the drive - Bitlocker malfunction? in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; I have a Dell laptop and subscribe to Microsoft 365 etc. All of a sudden when booting the computer I was confronted by a screen telling me that I... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Frustrated Brian_2024, Jan 16, 2025.

  1. Sudden locking of the drive - Bitlocker malfunction?


    I have a Dell laptop and subscribe to Microsoft 365 etc. All of a sudden when booting the computer I was confronted by a screen telling me that I needed the Bitlocker Recovery Key to unlock the computer. I have never set up Bitlocker protection on the computer. The computer is not part of a network, and i am the only person that has ever touched this computer. Occasionally I have connected an external hard drive which has Bitlocker protection - and each time I have entered the assigned password for that hard drive. So there are no Bitlocker keys stored by Microsoft, and no "network

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    Frustrated Brian_2024, Jan 16, 2025
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  2. 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.
     
    Aswin_Anand, Jan 16, 2025
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  3. mcraygsx Win User
    Windows 8.1 PRO unable to unlock Bitlocked drive

    As you can see BitLocker Option is not highlighted for selection. It's like Windows does not even recognize this drive as a locked drive. And this drive does contain lot of Data.

    Sudden locking of the drive - Bitlocker malfunction? QDhU4Ht.png
     
    mcraygsx, Jan 16, 2025
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  4. Sudden locking of the drive - Bitlocker malfunction?

    Bitlocker frequently locking computers

    Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately these suggestions don't really fit our needs. We want to use BitLocker and don't want to disable it. The problem we have is that it locks some of our computers from time to time. Ideally we will make use of BitLocker but not have it blocking our computers.

    I have tried:

    1. Turning off BitLocker
    2. Installing all Driver and Windows Updates
    3. Turning BitLocker back on again
    Maybe this will help. We will wait and see.
     
    Macclad321, Jan 16, 2025
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