bitlocker within decryption process hanged up at 82% while decrypting wd passport 2tb hard drive. i have all my important data in this drive. i need asolution

Question

Bitlocker within decryption process stopped ad hanged up at 82% while decrypting wd passport 2tb hard drive. i have all my important data in this drive. i need a solution

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Answer 1

Hello Ahmed,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community and I'll be glad to assist you today.

I understand that your BitLocker decryption process is stuck at 82%. If your drive is locked, enter the first command and then proceed with command 2. If the drive is already unlocked, Pause and resume the BitLocker decryption (2 and 3).

1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator.

To know the BitLocker Status, type the command below and click enter.

Manage-bde -status

(If the drive is locked, type the command below and click enter (or) go to step 2)

Manage-bde -unlock X: -password

Note - Replace X with your drive letter in all the commands.

In the next line type your password and click enter. The password you enter may not be visible.

2. Pause the BitLocker Decryption progress using the command below.

manage-bde -pause X:
3. Resume the BitLocker Decryption again using the command below.

manage-bde -resume X:

4. To turn off the BitLocker, execute the command below.

manage-bde -off X:

I hope this information helps. If you have any questions, please let me know and I will be happy to help you further.

Best regards,

Gunasekar N