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bitlocker password incorrect

Anonymous
2016-02-07T07:37:01+00:00

Original title: bitlocker

I encrypted a partition with bitlocker in win 10 then I installed win 8.1 instead of win 10 .when I try to unlock the partition it says password incorrect then I tried recovery key but it says  the key does not match the drive .

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-02-08T07:17:46+00:00

    Hi,

    Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

    BitLocker Drive Encryption help us to protect all files stored on the drive Windows is installed on (operating system drive) and on fixed data drives (such as internal hard drives). We can use BitLocker to protect all files stored on removable data drives (such as external hard drives or USB flash drives).

    I suggest you to refer to the mentioned article and check if it helps:

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/bitlocker-recovery-keys-faq

    Note:

    I highly recommend backing up all of your important files and folders onto an external storage device before attempting any type of OS repair or upgrade.

    Hope this helps.

    Regards,

    Anusha

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