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Bitlocker status when suspended?

Anonymous
2019-06-12T22:37:47+00:00

This might sound a bit silly, but bear with me.

I have bitlocker installed on my laptop, which was stolen yesterday.

There was an issue the other month where for some reason bitlocker suspended itself and I had to manually restart it.

If I go to my devices on the Microsoft account site,     "BitLocker data protection" lists shows "bitlocker: on" - I just want to confirm that really means on, if it was suspended would it then show as suspended? 

Just want to try and put my mind at rest, thanks! 

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-06-13T04:23:23+00:00

    This might sound a bit silly, but bear with me.

    I have bitlocker installed on my laptop, which was stolen yesterday.

    There was an issue the other month where for some reason bitlocker suspended itself and I had to manually restart it.

    If I go to my devices on the Microsoft account site,     "BitLocker data protection" lists shows "bitlocker: on" - I just want to confirm that really means on, if it was suspended would it then show as suspended? 

    Just want to try and put my mind at rest, thanks! 

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    Hello,

    IMO, the BitLocker won't suspend itself unless you command Windows to do so.

    If it is showing ON status atm, I believe the data on stolen system is still encrypted and safe.

    I hope you've reported this to local police so that they may track your laptop and help you to get it back asap.

    Regards.

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