This post will show you how to Turn On or Off BitLocker to encrypt or decrypt fixed and removable data drives in Windows 11/10.

If your drive is encrypted, decrypt it before wiping it If you've used BitLocker or another encryption method to protect your hard drive, you'll need to decrypt it before wiping it completely.

BitLocker also integrates with TPM (Trusted Platform Module), a hardware component built into modern computers for preserving encryption keys and safeguarding against hard drive tampering.

I want to avoid triggering recovery mode for Bitlocker in a TPM + Bitlocker configuration. but I'm confused about if the following scenario would trigger it. I have a Bitlocker encrypted hard ...

But, despite the advantages of hard drive encryption, there are still some concerns among security experts about Bitlocker and how it may be used.