How to Unlock BitLocker without Password and Recovery Key?

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How to Unlock BitLocker without Password and Recovery Key?

7 January 2020 Amanda J. Brook Senior Product Manager

Summary
BitLocker is a common encryption way in Windows 10. Do you know how to unlock BitLocker? How if it has to be unlocked without password and recovery key?

Content

What is BitLocker Recovery Key?

How to Get BitLocker Recovery Key?

Check Storage Position
Ask for Help

How to Store Recovery Key?

How to Unlock BitLocker without Password?

How to Unlock BitLocker without Password and Recovery Key?

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What is BitLocker Recovery Key?

BitLocker recovery key is special. It will be created at the first time when you launch BitLocker on the target drive. Here are the functions of the recovery key:

1. If you are not allowed to use a password to unlock the drive encrypted by BitLocker in Windows, you can use the recovery key to get access to the computer.

2. If you forget the password or you cannot get access to the drive, the recovery key will be one of the solutions.

When you are encrypting the dive with BitLocker, Windows will ask you to back up the recovery key.

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Note: If you never set another password for the encrypted drive, the recovery key will not change.

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How to Get BitLocker Recovery Key?

You have to back up the recovery key in the process of turning on BitLocker. Otherwise, you will not be allowed to remove BitLocker.

Check Storage Position

Specific folder: You may save the recovery key in a specific folder.

USB flash drive: The recovery key can be saved in the USB flash drive. You can plug the USB flash drive into another computer to check the recovery key.

Paper: You may print the recovery key on a piece of paper.

Windows account (Windows 10 Only): You can log in your Windows account to check the BitLocker recovery key.

Ask for Help

1. You can ask the administrator to unlock.

2. If your PC is in local area network, you can ask the server administrator for your recovery key.

How to Store Recovery Key?

First, search [BitLocker] in the search box on the task bar. Then, select [Manage BitLocker] from the search results > [Back up recovery key]. After that, you must back up the key well before turning to the next part.

1. Select the storage position.

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2. It is noted that the key cannot be saved in the root directory of a non-removable drive.

the recovery key cannot be saved in the root directory

How to Unlock BitLocker without Password?

Basically, you can enter the password to unlock BitLocker in Windows 10. Do you know how to unlock BitLocker without a password but a recovery key?

Steps:

1. Double-click at [This PC].

open this pc in windows

2. Select the target drive and enter the password to unlock.

Note: If you forget the password, please click [Enter recovery key] to continue.

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expan more options and select to enter the recovery key

3. Right-click at the target drive and select [Manage BitLocker].

right click at the drive and select to manage bitlocker

4. Click [Turn off BitLocker] and enter the recovery key to unlock the drive.

enter the recovery key to close bitlocker

How to Unlock BitLocker without Password and Recovery Key?

Sometimes, you’ve use the password to successfully unlock BitLocker, but Windows always asks you to reenter the password. If you want to stop this cycle, you should go to Windows Recovery Environment.

Steps:

1. Go to link [Skip this drive] and then get a command prompt.

remove bitlocker in windows recovery environment

2. Type this command to check the BitLocker status:

manage-bde -status c:

3. If the status is “locked”, use this command and end with the recovery key to unlock:

manage-bde -unlock c: -rp <your 48-digit recovery password>

4. After that, use this command to suspend protection:

manage-bde -protectors -disable c:

5. Finally, exit the program and reboot the computer.

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1. Download and install Renee SecureSilo. For new users, set a password. Next time when launching the software, enter the password to use.

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2. Click [Create Silo] to create the virtual disk.

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3. Name for the disk and set the storage position. Then, click [Next].

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4. Set a password for the virtual disk and click [Next] to go on.

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5. Select a size for the disk. Also, click [Next] to continue.

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6. Soon, the virtual disk will be created. Place the important files into the disk to lock.

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How to unlock the virtual disk?

First, select the target disk and click [Open Silo]. Enter the correct password to unlock the disk.

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Summary

When you forget the BitLocker password, you can follow the above methods to get the recovery key and then unlock BitLocker. However, the steps of using BitLocker are quiet complicated. If you want to store some confidential files, we suggest using Renee SecureSilo, the safer and easier file locker.

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