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Usama Bin Mahroof 1 Reputation point
2020-08-29T10:39:52.77+00:00

I have emcrypted my drive with bit locker.
I switched from windows 10 to windows 7.
now when I try to unlock my drive it says your password is incorrect.
Please help in this regard.
Thank you.

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  1. Kapil Arya 7,931 Reputation points MVP
    2020-08-30T05:07:29.33+00:00

    Hello,

    Have you encrypted the drive on Windows 10 with modern encryption method?

    Also, try unlocking via recovery key. To find recovery key, refer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/4530477/windows-10-finding-your-bitlocker-recovery-key

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  2. Jenny Feng 14,096 Reputation points
    2020-08-31T07:22:35.427+00:00

    Hi,

    Please try to use the command line Manage-bde: unlock to repair the bitlocker.

    Here are links for reference:
    Manage-bde: unlock
    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff829854.aspx
    Repair-bde.exe Parameter Reference
    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee706528(v=ws.10).aspx#BKMK_recoverykey

    Also, Win10 version 1511 introduces the new encryption method xts_aes, if you try to unlock it on Windows7 you will get "password incorrect".

    In addition, here are some posts with the similar issue with yours, just for your reference, you can try the method mentioned in them:
    https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/ie/en-US/5f8ebc1d-5f82-4e33-822f-47cd2ea2fdd9/correct-bitlocker-password-amp-recoverykey-cant-unlock-my-drive?forum=win10itprosecurity

    Hope above information can help you.
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