How to Manage and Stop Automatic BitLocker Encryption in Windows 11
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Summary
BitLocker encryption has caused many users of Window 11’s 24H2 version problems as they keep encountering BitLocker lockouts, and in some cases, blue screens of death.
This tends to be due to issues with Microsoft accounts and 48-digit recovery keys, in addition to problems with TPM systems and firmware.
There are various solutions to the problem, with the first one being to access the Microsoft account recovery page and signing in using your Microsoft account and accessing the recovery key.
For Home users, simply press ‘esc’ on the blue screen and then click on ‘skip this drive’ for further recovery options.
To stop BitLocker encrypting drives, PowerShell commands can be used to disable the automatic encryptions settings, particularly the ‘PreventDeviceEncryption’ and ‘EnableSecurityMode’ settings.
Alternatively, BitLocker encryption can be disabled altogether if required, but this action should be considered carefully as data security is an extremely important issue.
