I just enabled and completed Bitlocker encryptoni on C: on a Win 10 Pro machine, remotely. I saved the bitlocker key file just in case. In order to maintain remote access over the long term, I want to ensure the computer does not prompt a user for any kind of key, I just need it to boot to Windows as normal. I'vec had users in the past, where BitLocker was on, be prompted by it at times, for no known reason. I really do not need the hassle, so I'm trying to determine how to be sure of this, yet can't.
In Bitlocker under Control Panel, if I click the option (paraphrasing as it's not in front of me right now) "change how driver is unlocked at startup".
If I go into this, the only available options is to set a PIN, the other two options are greyed out.
Do I even want to enable anything in here? I suppose I need to read up on this a bit more but would appreciate the straight up advice on how to avoid users being prompted, ever, ideally.
Type and search [Manage BitLocker] in the Windows search bar①, then click [Open]②.
Click [Turn off BitLocker]③ on the drive that you want to decrypt. ...
Confirm whether you want to decrypt your drive, then select [Turn off BitLocker]④ to start turning off BitLocker, and your drive will not be protected anymore.
Press the windows+X key, and choose Windows PowerShell (Administrator).
Once opened, type the following command in the command window: manage-bde -unlock YourDriveLetter: -Password. The system will prompt you to enter your user password. ...
I understand you're trying to log into your laptop but it's locked by BitLocker. If a user doesn't have a BitLocker Key, there's no way to bypass it. The only option is to do a clean Windows installation that will delete everything. A user can find the BitLocker Key from the same account used to activate it.
To disable the requirement for USB drives to be BitLocker encrypted, you can check the registry key PreventDeviceEncryption. You can update the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BitLocker registry key and set the value of PreventDeviceEncryption to False.
Enabling BitLocker will change the way you log in to your system. You need to enter your PIN at every startup, prior to entering your password. This is designed to provide an additional layer of security for your data.
Skip the first Bitlocker recovery key prompt by pressing Esc 4. Skip the second Bitlocker recovery key prompt by selecting Skip This Drive in the bottom right 5. Navigate to Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Command Prompt 6. Type bcdedit /set {default} safeboot minimal, then press Enter 7.
When BitLocker sees a new device in the boot list or an attached external storage device, it prompts you for the key for security reasons. This is normal behavior.
To turn off Bitlocker in Windows Home, go to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Device encryption > select Turn Off. That said, Bitlocker does not prevent you from installing software, it simply encrypts the data on the hard drive.
To disable BitLocker automatic device encryption, you can use an Unattend file and set PreventDeviceEncryption to True. Alternately, you can update the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BitLocker registry key: Value: PreventDeviceEncryption equal to True (1).
You must remove automatic unlocking keys before you can disable BitLocker by using the Disable-BitLocker cmdlet. You can use the Clear-BitLockerAutoUnlock cmdlet to remove keys for all the volumes configured to use automatic unlocking instead of just specified volumes.
Unlocking BitLocker without your password and recovery key can be very challenging. If you forget your password, you can use your recovery key to unlock your BitLocker drive. If you can't remember the password and don't have access to the recovery key, the only remaining solution is to simply format the entire drive.
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