Windows 10: How to unlock bitlocker locked drive?

Discus and support How to unlock bitlocker locked drive? in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I suddenly opened my PC and saw that my H drive is locked. I am having trouble to access my account. Please get back to me as soon as possible.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Syed Muid Al Kais, Jun 17, 2023.

  1. How to unlock bitlocker locked drive?


    I suddenly opened my PC and saw that my H drive is locked. I am having trouble to access my account. Please get back to me as soon as possible.

    :)
     
    Syed Muid Al Kais, Jun 17, 2023
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  2. Locking an Unlocked BitLocker Enabled Drive

    Hi, I searched for an option to lock an unlocked BitLocker enabled drive but couldn't find anything. The unlocked drive is accessible by the other user when switching the user account. There should be an option to lock the drive when a user has finished.

    I hereby suggest to modify the context menu as shown in the image:


    How to unlock bitlocker locked drive? 2a4e8383-9719-4390-bae9-e1852440ad08?upload=true.png


    I am sure this will help the users a lot.

    Thank you
     
    Zafar Malik, Jun 17, 2023
    #2
  3. Unlock an eternal drive bitlocker

    Vijay,

    This is a Seagate external expansion hard drive (1 Terrabyte). I never had any issues with the drive until yesterday when I disconnected and reconnected it. At that point the Locked symbol showed up. I am told that I need to provide a password or recovery
    key to unlock the bitlocker. I did not put the bitlocker into effect. Therefore I do not have a password or recovery key code to unlock it. This is a Microsoft software caused issue.

    I spoke to a tech person from Seagate who told me this is an unsecured external drive with no encryption and that I needed to speak with Microsoft about unlocking the drive.

    I did shut down the computer as you suggested and the drive still has a locked symbol.

    I appreciate your help on this. If I cannot get the drive unlocked I will have to speak to a Microsoft tech person for $50 about a problem that Microsoft caused. Not good...

    Do you have any other suggestions?

    Thanks,

    Jay C
     
    JayChatzkel, Jun 17, 2023
    #3
  4. How to unlock bitlocker locked drive?

    BitLocker key cannot unlock the disk. Neither can i reinstall cause the drive is blocked

    Hi Havard,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    I understand the inconvenience you are facing currently.

    I would appreciate if you can provide us the following information to help us understand the issue better.

    • Did you try to unlock the drive using the Bitlocker application in Windows 10?
    • If yes, did you get any error message while trying that?

    I suggest you to follow the methods below and check if that helps:

    Method 1:

    I would suggest you to try unlocking the drive using the Bitlocker facility available in Windows 10 and check if you are able to unlock it successfully. If you are getting any error message with says “Application not found”, then I would suggest you
    to refer the article provided in the link below:

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/unlock-bitlocker-protected-drive

    Method 2:

    I would suggest that you try the steps mentioned in the link below and check if it helps resolve your issue.

    Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For
    added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following link to view the article “How to back up and restore
    the registry in Windows” from the Microsoft Knowledge Base:


    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/322756

    (Applies to Windows 10)

    For more information regarding BitLocker, you may refer the article "BitLocker Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)" from this link:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831507.aspx

    Hope the information helps. Please let us know if the issue persist and we will be happy to assist you further.
     
    Nachappa C K, Jun 17, 2023
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