If you want to stop BitLocker drive encryption, there are four ways for Windows users to do that: through control panel, Windows Powershell, Manage BitLocker Option and Command Prompt.
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How to Stop BitLocker Drive Encryption
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2. Remove BitLocker Encryption through Control Panel
• Step 1: Click Computer → Control Panel → System and Security.
3. Remove BitLocker Encryption through Control Panel
• Step 2: Choose BitLocker Drive Encryption to Manage BitLocker. In the
BitLocker Drive Encryption interface, tap Turn off BitLocker and re-confirm
your option.
4. Disable BitLocker Encryption with BitLocker Manager
• Step 1: Hold Windows key and press E.
• Step 2: Choose This PC and then you will see the Devices and the Drives.
Choose your BitLocker drive and right-click on the mouse. As a result, you
will get the Manage BitLocker Option.
5. Disable BitLocker Encryption with BitLocker Manager
• Step 3: To disable the BitLocker encryption, you need to click Turn off
BitLocker. After that, you will get a notice about this action, click Turn off
BitLocker again.
7. Stop BitLocker encryption through Windows PowerShell.
• Step 2: When you open Windows PowerShell as the administrator, you can
type Disable-Bitlocker –MountPoint “drive letter:” in it, just as the
screenshot shows.
8. Stop BitLocker encryption through Windows PowerShell
• Step 3:Press Enter and the BitLocker drive decryption process will begin. In
a short time, your BitLocker protection will be turned off for the drive.
9. Stop BitLocker encryption through Command Prompt
• Step 1: Press Windows + X, select Command Prompt (Admin) to run
command prompt as an administrator.
• Step 2: Type the following command as the screenshot shows: manage-
bde -unlock F: -RecoveryPassword YOUR-BITLOCKER-RECOVERY-KEY .
10. Stop BitLocker encryption through Command Prompt
• Step 3: Launch manage-bde -off f: to stop BitLocker drive encryption.
11. • For more details:
https://www.isunshare.com/windows-10/4-
ways-to-remove-or-disable-bitlocker-
encryption-on-windows-10.html
• Video Tutorial:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aPDhPkj
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