This guide is part of the BitLocker series
1.
Forgot your Bitlocker password for flash drive
2. How to unlock an encrypted flash drive on Windows 7
3. How to use Bitlocker
4. How to use BitLocker to encrypt a flash drive
5. How to use BitLocker to encrypt a hard drive
6. How to use BitLocker to unlock a hard drive
2. How to unlock an encrypted flash drive on Windows 7
3. How to use Bitlocker
4. How to use BitLocker to encrypt a flash drive
5. How to use BitLocker to encrypt a hard drive
6. How to use BitLocker to unlock a hard drive
Make: Microsoft
Model / Product: BitLocker
Version: Windows 7 Ultimate
Objective / Info: Unlock a hard drive that was encrypted with BitLocker.
Model / Product: BitLocker
Version: Windows 7 Ultimate
Objective / Info: Unlock a hard drive that was encrypted with BitLocker.
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Open BitLocker by clicking the Windows logo in the lower left hand corner of the desktop, then click "Control panel"3
Select the drive that you want to unlock. Encrypted drives will show an icon of a padlock and a key.
Note :
For this example the 2nd hard drive partition that does not contain the operating system files will be selected.
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Your drive should now be unlocked. The word "Off" should appear to the right of the unlocked drive. This task should be complete.
Note :
Click close on the popup box and close the window that shows the drives.
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