Turn off bitlocker windows 10
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#Turn off bitlocker windows 10 update#
Select the Start button, then select Settings > Update & Security > Device encryption. For more info, see Create a local or administrator account in Windows 10.
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Sign in to Windows with an administrator account (you may have to sign out and back in to switch accounts).
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Windows gives you three choices for saving this key in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10: Save the file to your Microsoft account, save to a file, save to a flash drive (Windows 10), or print the recovery key. Note that BitLocker isnt available on Windows 10 Home edition. That said, Bitlocker does not prevent you from installing software, it simply encrypts the data on the hard drive. Next, you have to save a recovery key just in case you have problems unlocking your PC. To turn off Bitlocker in Windows Home, go to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Device encryption > select Turn Off. Choose whichever method you prefer, but I recommend sticking with the manual password so you aren’t depending on a single USB key for authentication. Windows gives you a choice of either entering the password manually or inserting a USB key. We’re almost at the point where we’ll encrypt the drive! When you’re ready, click Next.īefore you encrypt your drive, however, you will be asked to enter a password that must be entered every time you turn on your PC, before you even get to the Windows login screen. If the machine is a domain member, you have to edit the corresponding policies on the domain controller. We’ve rebooted and the TPM is now active.Īfter a few minutes, you should see a window with a green check mark next to Turn on the TPM security hardware. You can turn off BitLocker in the Control Panel > System and Security > BitLocker Drive Encryption.