Windows 10: Using an external HD that was encrypted by BitLocker on another machine.

Discus and support Using an external HD that was encrypted by BitLocker on another machine. in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hello, I have a laptop with Windows 10 Pro that can encrypt external HDs with BitLocker. I am switching most of my work to a laptop with Windows 11... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Mary_Anne T, Jan 16, 2022.

  1. MARY_ANNE T
    Mary_Anne T Win User

    Using an external HD that was encrypted by BitLocker on another machine.


    Hello, I have a laptop with Windows 10 Pro that can encrypt external HDs with BitLocker. I am switching most of my work to a laptop with Windows 11 Home that does not seem to have capability to encrypt external HDs with BitLocker. If I encrypt an external HD with the Windows 10 Pro machine, can I use that drive on the Windows 11 Home machine? Can I save files on the external HD from the 11 Home and would they be secure/encrypted? Thank you!

    :)
     
    Mary_Anne T, Jan 16, 2022
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  2. ASWIN_ANAND
    Aswin_Anand Win User

    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, 2022
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  3. ERIKRN
    erikrn Win User
    BitLocker not respondind during encryption

    hi

    I got Windows 10 Home upgraded to Windows 10 Pro (brought from Microsoft Store)

    I BitLocked the C-drive + internal D-drive just fine. My PC is without a TPM-chip. I followed the fine instructions from www.windowscentral.com - how use bitlocker encryption.

    Then I started to BitLock the external HD - and it stoped at 24.1% and the window with the progresion-bar said "not responding" - tryed Ctrl+Alt+Del to stop the BitLocker-process but no luck

    I restarted my PC - into Control Panel -> System and Security -> BitLocker Drive Encryption and saw my internal D-drive was locked and I opened it just fine - BUT my external HD (the one that stoped encrypting at 24.1%) is sawing also to be locked
    - I tryed to unlock it. Then I saw the little BitLocker-progression-window sawing 24.1% and "not responding" - a little later the PC stoped working and after a few seconds I got a black screen :-(

    How do I get my external HD finish BitLocking. Please help

    Erik R. N.

    Denmark
     
    erikrn, Jan 16, 2022
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  4. LIMER324
    Limer324 Win User

    Using an external HD that was encrypted by BitLocker on another machine.

    Virtual Machines (and other data) on BitLocker encrypted external HDD

    I recently got enough money to buy a new external 2 TB HDD. I want to store all my music, movies, videos and most of my pictures on it. The things that will take up the most space will certainly be virtual machines. Since I want to protect all of this data,
    I want to set up BitLocker Drive Encryption on it as soon as I get it.

    First question: Should I use Compatible mode or New Encryption mode for this external HDD? I am not sure what operating systems does my school's PCs run at all, but it probably includes Windows 7.

    Second question: Will it hurt my external HDD to run virtual machines on it (largest VM for me cap at 64GB, which is Windows 10 Insider Preview) in the long run? Also, I am not really doing too intensive things on these virtual machines, just web browsing,
    reading things in them, and just admiring their looks and stuff. (I know its a trashy reason to have VMs at all but its enjoyable to me so Using an external HD that was encrypted by BitLocker on another machine. :p)

    Third question: Are VMs even portable enough with having shared folders and stuff mapped to them which will stay on my PC?

    Fourth question: Can VMs even run when they are running on BitLocker-encrypted drives?

    I think these are 3 simple questions that I am too dumb to really know and I don't wanna deal with an external HDD that dies in the span of months. Thanks a lot in advance!

    Techincal details:

    Host OS: Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019 64-bit

    CPU: i5-7200U

    RAM: 8GB

    GPU: Intel HD Graphics 620 Mobile

    PC Model: Dell Vostro 5568

    External HDD Model: Maxtor M3 Portable 2TB 2.5" 5400RPM 32MB USB 3.0 Black STSHX-M201TCBM (failure rate 1,6%)

    Software for VMs: VMWare Workstation Pro 15.1.0
     
    Limer324, Jan 16, 2022
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