It is installing the ssd as a USB removeable drive...............I have it plugged into a sata port on my MB......
Bitlocker problem
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I just upgraded my Motherboard and had to do a clean install of windows on my NVME drive. I also have a 2.5" SSD drive I use for my games. I am having an issue where bitlocker locks my SSD drive every time on a restart. How can I fix this?
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2022-07-16T10:37:31+00:00 Nope, I click on (bitlocker drive encryption) under privacy and security and it just closes the screen. Nothing happens.
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Sumit D - IA 170.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor2022-07-16T08:29:51+00:00 Yep, absolutely(Shawn hasn't written it for 11 yet).
To access control panel, just type control and press Enter in Run dialog box.
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Anonymous
2022-07-16T04:53:04+00:00 Is it the same steps on windows 11? That is a windows 10 tutorial.
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Sumit D - IA 170.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2022-07-16T04:31:51+00:00 Sorry, I misinterpreted the question.
Via
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/37662-turn-...
You can configure BitLocker to automatically unlock volumes that do not host an operating system. After a user unlocks the operating system volume, BitLocker uses encrypted information stored in the registry and volume metadata to unlock any data volumes that use automatic unlocking.
You can refer to the tutorial for turning on auto unlock.
Hope that helps.
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