Forgot your password, how do I unlock BitLocker?

In order to protect the data, BitLocker encryption is performed on the E disk. However, after reinstalling the system, the E disk cannot be accessed. Double-click the E drive and no password input window pops up. Right click and select “unlock the drive” nothing happens. How to do?

In addition to reinstalling the system, when removing a hard disk containing BitLocker drive encryption or moving the hard disk to another computer, the password input window may not be popped up and the data cannot be accessed.

Solution: Before writing the text: After encrypting with Bitlocker, you must have a password or one of the keys to open or restore the relevant information from the perspective of the user's information security. file. If you forget your password, you must find the backup key to open the file. If the key is not found, the encrypted file will basically not be opened...

With the key, you can use the administrator command to unlock the drive. The details are as follows:

In the Start menu, open “All Programs>Accessories> Command Prompt”. Right-click on the "Command Prompt" and select "Run as administrator" & <">

If the User Account Control (UAC) window pops up, please allow to continue .

Type the following command at the command line: manage-bde ?Cunlock E: -RecoveryPassword ****** (Here, E represents the drive letter that needs to be unlocked.)

Note: "The part is the recovery key of BitLocker instead of the password we set ourselves (as shown in the yellow area below); in addition, please pay attention to the space.

Unlocked successfully:

Reminder:

After BitLocker encryption is removed, to avoid future In the case that the password window cannot be popped up, it is best to unlock the drive first and then reset BitLocker encryption again.