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How to remove bitlocker encryption from secondary hard drive.

Ethan England 0 Reputation points
2023-09-21T09:29:23.7466667+00:00

Hi, I want to remove the BitLocker encryption from my D: drive as it is annoying and unnecessary. I tried using the powershell and the deactivate command but it is giving me an Access Denied error. Please advise how I can remove it.

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  1. Ian Xue (Shanghai Wicresoft Co., Ltd.) 36,086 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2023-09-26T03:47:15.4333333+00:00

    Hi Ethan England,

    Please use the Unlock-BitLocker cmdlet or manage-bde unlock to unlock a volume that uses BitLocker Drive Encryption.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/bitlocker/unlock-bitlocker

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/manage-bde-unlock

    Best Regards,

    Ian Xue

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