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I have been trying to enable bitlocker encryption on my drive, but when I go to do so it tells me I need to unlock the drive first. I have double checked in powershell and the drive status shows that it is not encrypted. I have tried looking up answers online, but just find generic tutorials and instructions on how to turn it on and off.
I have put screenshots of the drive status and the error I get when I try to enable encryption from the bitlocker menu
Is there a way to make it so bitlocker does not think this decrypted drive is locked down?
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Answer accepted by question author
Hello Derecven，
Welcome to Microsoft Community.
Thank you for the screenshot information you provided, but I'm sorry that your question is beyond my support. Your Bitlocker issue is more appropriate to be posted in **** windows-10-security - Microsoft Q&A forums. You can click "Ask a question" to post your question.
Thanks for your patience and understanding!
Best regards,
Mitchell - | Microsoft community support expert from MSFT
Dear Derecven,
I'm glad to help you. If you have other questions in the process of using Microsoft products in the future, welcome to post in the community to consult.
Best regards,
Mitchell - | Microsoft community support expert from MSFT
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.
Have a great day!
