How to remove or bypass bitlocker without recovery key (2024)

FAQs

Is it possible to unlock BitLocker without password and recovery key? ›

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.

Perform the steps below: 1. Navigate to Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Settings 2. Press Restart 3. Skip the first Bitlocker recovery key prompt by pressing Esc 4.

If you are unable to locate a required BitLocker recovery key and are unable to revert a configuration change that might have caused it to be required, you must reset your device using one of the Windows 10 recovery options.

The easiest way to bypass the BitLocker recovery screen is to enter the correct recovery key. Most users save their recovery keys in their USB drives. Thus, we also suggest you check your USB drive and check whether you can bypass the screen. If you can't find the BitLocker recovery key, contact your administrator.

If the status is returned as locked, you must use the following command to unlock it using your recovery password: manage-bde -unlock c: -rp your 48-digit recovery password.

Is there a Bitlocker recovery key generator? No, there isn't a Bitlocker recovery key generator. A Bitlocker recovery key is a unique 48-digit numerical password that's generated when you turn on Bitlocker Drive Encryption for the first time.

Go to Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Command prompt. Get a command prompt open, skip the warning about not being able to access the local drive due to BitLocker. Run bcdedit /set {default} safeboot minimal or bcdedit /set {default} safeboot network to boot into Safe Mode with networking.

Find BitLocker recovery key with your Microsoft account

If you set up your device and turn on BitLocker yourself, your recovery key will be in your Microsoft account.

Go to the Microsoft "Bitlocker Recovery Key" site. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=237614 When you sign in with your personal Microsoft account, the Bitlocker Recovery Key screen appears. Keep that recovery key (a 48 digit number), for example, by writing it down on a note.

How do I unlock a BitLocker locked computer? ›

To unlock their drives, users must open “This PC” (or “My Computer”, depending on the version of Windows), right-click on the encrypted drive icons with the locked yellow padlock icon, click "Unlock Drive" and provide the Password.

On the initial BitLocker recovery screen, don't enter the recovery key instead, press Esc for more recovery options and select Skip this drive at the right bottom of the corner.

Press Win + E keys to open the File Explorer, and then right-click the system drive or other BitLocker encrypted drive and select Change BitLocker PIN. Step 2. In the pop-up window, click on the Reset a forgotten PIN link. It will allow you to set up a new password without asking for the current PIN.

If you want to use BitLocker without a password, you can use a recovery password (randomized numerical password) and TPM. The TPM will store the numerical password for you. You can run Get-TPM to check if TPM is installed and enabled on the system.