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Bitlocker

Forum discussion tagged with Bitlocker.
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    Question What do you do with 2nd/3rd drives when sending in for repair?

    I have a gaming laptop that will be going back to XOTICPC for repair. I've purchased many from them and this repair is my fault. They will be replacing the keyboard, trackpad left button (or entire assembly), and replacing the thermal compound for the CPU & GPU (it's been a few years). The...
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    Question How to have Bitlocker not prompt user for password?

    Hi, first time posting! I've been scouring the internet trying to figure this out but so far no luck, hoping someone can help. I'm testing BitLocker currently at my work and I've been tasked with with setting it so that the laptops are encrypted, and when someone plugs a flash drive in it will...
  3. jp_d_cruz

    How to free up space after Bitlocker encryption

    I have three drives in my laptop. I turned bitlocker on to the third, 1TB, drive. My drive had more or less 500GB free space when i started. After the encryption (which really took a while), the free space was only around 30GB. So i turned off Bitlocker (also took a while) but the size remained...
  4. T

    Solved! Data theft protection

    I am not sure if this is the best place for this question so my apologies. I am trying to understand risks and options of data theft from my employees. I want to know whether I'm exposed to data theft. Here is what I have as security currently to protect data 1) VPN tunnel, but it can b...
  5. E

    Solved! Bitlocker encryption problem

    I was running bitlocker (win7) on an external 1500gb HDD and halfway through USB cable got loose and bitlocker launcher/process module crashed or stopped. Now it might be running in "background" but it's not showing on screen since in task manager I see "BdeUISrv.exe" running, but I really...
  6. N

    Unlocking Bitlocker enabled drive

    My laptop had Windows 10 upgraded from Windows 7. It was hit by a virus named Ransom. By the time I tried defending the Ransom virus, it had encrypted the C: and D: drives. I had reformat the entire hard disk and install Windows 7 as the OS. The external hard disk is bitlocker enabled. Earlier...
  7. L

    Unlock BitLocker drive

    I cant get passed this to begin my windows download.
  8. D

    Disabling BitLocker on Windows Pavillion Notebook

    Have to disable BitLocker on my HP Pavillion Laptop but cannot find the option to disable it so I can update BIOS. Followed directions to disable it on the HP support site and where the option is supposed to be, it is not there. How do I disable BitLocker? It runs Windows 10. Model number is HP...
  9. surfer10k

    Solved! Bitlocker use USB to unlock

    I have a Aus TPM module and W10 pro. I enabled bitlocker and am able to select unlock with a USB. Then I get the dialog to save to the USB which also works. But when I look on the USB stick I see no hidden or unhidden files?? Any help appreciated.
  10. P

    BitLocker on multiple systems?

    I was wondering how to go about having one USB drive/key open 2 different systems encrypted with Bitlocker Or is this even possible?
  11. P

    Does Bitlocker effect program performance?

    Hi everyone I am new to encryption and was wondering if having Bitlocker encrypting my WindowsOs drive would effect program performance. The programs I use daily are Sketchbook and Maya. These are also on the same drive as Windows. Their save locations are on a different drive. Thank you for...
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    Solved! Should I delete the BitLocker recovery text file that BitLocker created?

    It's just a .txt file with a long number to use in case I forgot my password I guess. It seems kind of pointless to encrypt a drive if a thief gets access to that .txt file they will be able to unlock it. Do you just delete this file?
  13. A

    I can't find my bitlocker key for my eeex250 laptop from asus

    I can find my bitlocker key for my laptop and I'm locked out of it
  14. tarmiricmi

    BitLocker drive encryption questions

    Hello, I have two PCs that I wish to encrypt with BitLocker (system drive encryption). Windows 10 64bit 1607 on both PCs, identical 256 GB SSDs with similar free space. On first PC, encryption went OK. It offered me to save a password (or whatever that is). There is no option for BitLocker...
  15. Halo Diehards

    Will Bitlocker stop other users from accessing my external drive? And will Synctoy still work?

    I'm frustrated to learn that other users can access my external drive when they're logged into my pc. That external drive backs up all of the stuff that is kept private in my own user account. Does anyone know if I can use Bitlocker to protect my external drive so only my user account can access...
  16. S

    bitlocker creating problem

    i was decrypting my data that suddenly bettary get low after restartlng my pc that drive was raw formet and i was not accesible and then my windows was crypted now when i am stalling windows it was showing your c drive is encrypy by bitloker
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    how to paste recovery key in bitlocker tab

    plz rply guys
  18. S

    how to unlock bitlocker from external hard disk which was earlier used as the laptop inbuilt hard disk?

    i put bitlocker in one of my drive but now my laptop has been damaged so i made my hard disk as a external hard disk. And it has been more than 4 years i didn't use, i forgot my password and also i can't recovery the key. i did search in youtube for help but it was of no use. please help me...
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    Bitlocker recover, lost password, have ID key

    I have bitlock ID key but i lost password and recovery key for my stick. So how to make that problem