r/BitLocker

I have a external HD with bitlocker enabled and it keeps losing connection with my windows 11 pro while it's plugged in. It will ask for the passphrase and work as normal. But upon either leaving the machine alone for a while or having it come back from sleep, it will give me a "Access Denied" when I try to access it. Only way to get past this is to either reboot, or unplug/plug in the drive.

Presently, I'm unencrypting the external drive, then going to encrypt it again to see if it helps.

Hoping to see if anyone has any insight if this will help and/or I need to be doing something else.

(Just in case this helps) This external drive was a copy of a usb flash that was dying. The flash drive was also bitlocker enabled. I encrypted the new external before copying the files over.

Tengo una laptop que usa un hijo de un jefe.
Desafortunadamente se le olvidó la contraseña
Y no cuenta con el correo ni contraseña
La laptop es lenovo y usa Bitlocker para no permitirme accesar de ninguna forma e ingresar. Hay alguna manera sin volver a instalar el sistema operativo. Prácticamente me tiene sin movimientos

Hi! I am a Windows 11 user from 3 years, i use my assembled asus cabinet pc daily for light gaming and 3d modelling. I installed Windows 11 pro when it launched. It came with a bit locker feature which i didn't give attention. I backed my code to my account.

Recently, dead CMOS battery triggered motherboard to reconfigure which in return triggered bit locker for my C drive. I am using only 1 drive for OS with no partitions. I tried online for some help or ways to get it unlocked but all methods i tried don't work.

I have the old key on my account when it first uploaded, and Microsoft should also upload the upcoming key changes to the account whenever it changed. The key Id is not matching to the id that is bit locker is asking for. And no, i have not used any other Microsoft account on my pc.

I am so in need of my data, i request Microsoft officials to help me in any way possible as i am not a hacker or stealing my own data from my pc. I think Microsoft should have all my recovery keys updated on my account or at least have a authentication for accepting if the user is the one who owns the data or accept older keys (with different key-ids) that the user has saved.

I am stuck at this rare occurrence where i can't access my own data even when having a recovery key for this exact moment.

Requesting legal ways i can go forward with, i can provide each and every detail for my ownership of the data, drive and account.

So I have a laptop that's fairly new (past the return date) that I can't get into now because BitLocker decided to randomly pop up yesterday. I can't possibly remember what the outlook account is that I created when I bought the thing as I figured I'd only have to use it if I decided to purchase apps/games off of Google store which is something I've never done.

I've tried every single option that is available, such as resetting the PC from scratch etc. yet every single thing I click on is followed up by an error message "Sorry, an error occurred yadada".

What do I do now? Has anyone figured out a solution to this madness? This is just wild.

So I was booting up my laptop and got the bitlocker screen that was asking me to input the code. I decided to search up what this mean as it was my first time getting this error screen or whatever it was. As I was browsing post from a few years ago on this type of issue, my laptop went into rest mode and turned off. After turning it back on the bitlocker screen was gone and I was able to log into my laptop. Everything seems fine so far, but I’m wondering if that was supposed to happen. Should I be concerned? I’ve gotten no emails from Microsoft or anything.

I have a windows 10 pc, using bitlocker, and the last time I tried to access it I locked myself out to the point it no longer allows me to enter the bitlocker password and is asking for the recovery key. I've checked everywhere...but I think I may not have it. However I'm sure I know the bitlocker password...so is there any way I can get myself back to the screen to try the password again?

Hi everyone, I really need some help recovering access to my laptop or finding any potential workaround before resorting to a wipe, as I have critical data on the drive.

Device Details:

* Model: Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1

* OS: Windows 11

* Account Type: (surfa)

The Issue:

* My system booted into a Windows login screen showing the error:

("A problem occurred, and your PIN isn't available...").

* Clicking "Configure my PIN" or trying alternative login options asks for a password or redirects to a password reset wizard, but I do not have a set local password for this account—I only ever used a PIN and Fingerprint (Windows Hello).

* The drive is encrypted with BitLocker.

What I've Already Tried:

* BIOS / TPM Checks: I entered the Dell BIOS setup. TPM 2.0 is enabled (TPM State: Enabled, Clear TPM is OFF), and Secure Boot is enabled. I performed a Load Defaults reset in BIOS to re-sync TPM, but Windows Hello still throws the same PIN error.

* Microsoft Account Recovery Key: I logged into my Microsoft Account via web, but the BitLocker Recovery Keys page states (No keys found).

* Recovery Options: Accessing Advanced Options / Command Prompt triggers the BitLocker prompt requiring the 48-digit key.

Questions:

* Is there any known method to restore or repair the TPM/Windows Hello binding for a local account without wiping the drive or needing the 48-digit recovery key?

* Are there any reliable data recovery or chip-level options for retrieving files from a BitLocker-encrypted NVMe drive under these circumstances?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!