BitBlocker doesnt work when i turn on the comp

[jxdama]

It has a box that says Bitblocker cant fully open or something like that and then above that it has a box that say Press Y to fully open TPM and press N to partially open. When i press Y it then opens and works. It all started right after i did an update a few days ago. Thanks.

[jxdama]

I read this article but its over my head and there is no box to put a recovery key in

https://iboysoft.com/wiki/what-is-bitlocker-recovery.html

[Bruce]

First up, what is the PC used for?
Or more importantly, what are the chances it will be lost/stolen and its hard drive removed and data tried to be copied off it?

BitLocker is only relevant if you think your machine will ever fall into someone else’s hands and the drive removed to get access to your data.
The encryption key for BitLocker lives in the PC, so if it is stolen and has no password, or the thieves know or get past the password, they’ll have full access anyway, rendering BitLocker useless.

For me, if trying to recover data from clients drives, BitLocker is an absolute disaster. All the stored data is scrambled without the keys.
My need to recover data is far more likely to happen than a PC getting stolen.

I turn off BitLocker on any machine I touch.
My method, start Powershell ISE as admin and enter the follow two commands;
Clear-BitLockerAutoUnlock
Get-BitLockerVolume | Disable-BitLocker

[jxdama]

I am not worried at all about my comp being stolen. What is powershell ISE and where do i find it? If i turn it off the comp will start correctly? Thanks

[jxdama]

I found this screen

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[jxdama]

Would the update i did cause it? Right after i did the last update and selected update and restart is when the bitblocker thing started.

[jxdama]

I found this screen

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It looks like the top line is off and if i change it it will be on?

[Bruce]

Click the Start button, literally start typing [COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]powershell and you’ll see under Apps [COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]Windows PowerShell ISE, click its arrow on the right, under Open expand the options and you’ll see Run as Admin.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[Bruce]

It looks like the top line is off and if i change it it will be on?

Yes, you should be fine.
I’d run those two commands to be sure, but yes, reboot the PC and see what happens.

[Bruce]

It looks like the top line is off and if i change it it will be on?

Yes, you should be fine.
I’d run those two commands to be sure, but yes, reboot the PC and see what happens.

[jxdama]

I put the comands in? Is that it?

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[jxdama]

I put the comands in? Is that it?

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[jxdama]

Do i need to hit enter or anything? When i hit enter after it did that it stayed the same.

[jxdama]

Do i need to hit enter or anything? When i hit enter after it did that it stayed the same.

[jxdama]

I found this screen

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Just to be clear when i pulled up this screen it was already on OFF. I didnt do that so i assume it was set on off when the bitblocker problem started after the update.