BitLocker cannot unlock automatically

Question

I chose BitLocker to automatically unlock when I inserted the mobile hard disk, but it still cannot be automatically unlocked the next time I insert the hard disk. I can also see that automatic unlocking is turned on in the BitLocker settings in the control panel. This problem also occurs on other hard drives of me. Unable to auto unlock happened recently, it was working fine before. My system is win 11 22H2 22621.1265.

Already tried to remove BitLocker password and re-encrypt, also have restarted the computer.

Answer 1

Hello there,

Have you made any recent updates that you are aware of on this device? If so try uninstalling them and check as updates as history of breaking this feature.

You can also enable or disable BitLocker auto-unlock from the Command Prompt. And while knowing how to do this isn't essential, learning how to input commands in Command Prompt is a useful skill.

Make sure that the drive is plugged in and unlocked. You can't enable auto-unlock on a locked drive for security reasons.

Type cmd into Windows Search and run Command Prompt as an administrator. You need to have administrator (elevated) privileges to make changes to BitLocker using this method.

To enable auto-unlock, type: manage-bde -autounlock -enable H:. Replace H with the letter assigned to your removable or fixed data drive.

Hope this resolves your Query !!

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Answer 2

As you're on Windows Insider build, I highly recommend you to report this via Feedback hub. If others are also facing this, hopefully it can be resolved in upcoming builds.