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Recent content by codfishsteve

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    Replace SSD in Bitlocked laptop

    Re TPM and Bitlocker I found this on the Microsoft site https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/453360/bitlocker-with-without-tpm-whats-the-difference QUOTE - TPM is a chipset inside the motherboard of your system and when you have this hardware in your device when you attempt to...
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    Replace SSD in Bitlocked laptop

    Put in new SSD. Went into BIOS and disabled secure boot, set boot as Windows install USB, saved and continued. Then asked for Bitlocker key before it will proceed.
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    Replace SSD in Bitlocked laptop

    As I stated in my original question, I do not need help with the Bitlocker key and do not want the data on the existing SSD, that will be destroyed. I have put in a new SSD but on startup it still asks for the Bitlocker key. So I believe that TPM on the chip needs to be disabled and/or the TPM...
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    Replace SSD in Bitlocked laptop

    Hi, I've got my daughter-in-law's old laptop that's Bitlocked and she forgotten the Bitlock Key and Recovery Key. She doesn't care about any data on the existing hard drive and just wants to replace it to get the laptop working again. I put in a new SSD in but am still asked for the Bitlocker...
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