Also check the Powershell System requirements before proceeding installation. If not download & install proper Windows Powershell version from Microsoft website. To disable Bitlocker encryption in Windows Powershell mode, Windows Power shell must be installed in your system. You can ensure if the BitLocker encryption is removed by checking if the Bitlocker lock icon is removed in the particular drive and by accessing the particular drive. You can repeat the same steps to disable Bitllocker Encryption in other drives. How to ensure if the Bitlocker encryption is removed?

Click Turn off Bitlocker / Decrypt the drive to continue and turn off BitLocker on the drive.

A message will be displayed, stating that the drive will be decrypted and that decryption may take some time.

Look for the drive on which you want BitLocker Drive Encryption turned off, and click Turn Off BitLocker.

Click Start, click Control Panel, click System and Security, and then click BitLocker Drive Encryption.

Follow the steps given below to remove bitlocker encryption in GUI mode,

Restart your computer, before proceeding with the image creation process.Įnsure that you have administrator credentials to remove bitlocker encryption.

Check the BitLocker status after disabling using the command ( manage-bde -status) and ensure that the ' Percentage Encrypted : 0.0%'.

Manage-bde -off : E.g.: manage-bde -off C:

If the result is 'Percentage Encrypted : 100.0%', decrypt the BitLocker for the required drives using the commands given below.

Ensure that the results for the required drives(C:, D:, etc) are as follows.

To check the status of BitLocker encryption in the system execute the command given below.

Open Command prompt in Administrator mode.

Follow the steps given below to turn off bitlocker encryption using Command Prompt. You can use the following methods to remove bitlocker encryption in Windows 10, Windows 11, and all other Windows operating systems:Įnsure that you have logged onto Admin user account to turn off bitlocker encryption. Hence, decrypting the contents of the bitlocker encrypted drive is essential for efficient imaging. If Bitlocker encryption is enabled, the storage location of the content present in the encrypted drive of the imaging computer cannot be identified.

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