Question Bitlocker Recovery issues ?

[osamamansoor]

Hi Experts,

We have a Windows 11-based domain joined machine and we enabled BitLocker on C and D Drive with Startup PIN.

Recently due to some issues with the operating system, we clean the operating system partition through format and re-install the operating system.

Issue: After a fresh installation, D Drive remains BitLocker locked and unfortunately we do not have the recovery key both on file and Active directory as we deleted the computer from Ad and join the affected machine with the same computer name. Also, when we ran manage-bde password command it shows incorrect password.

Recycle option on AD is not enabled and now we are feeling helpless. is there any way to unlock the partition as the machine domain is same. Also we tried to set up the same PIN but that's not working either.

 

[Viking2121]

Nope, When you use Bitlocker on a drive and forget the key, thats it, its gone, thats what BitLocker is suppose to do and it is vary good at it, The only thing you can do is wipe the drive and use it like normal again.

If you have access to the account that machine was tied to and uploaded the recovery key to that Microsoft account, it should be there, https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...-windows-6b71ad27-0b89-ea08-f143-056f5ab347d6

Other than that, if you can't, count the data gone, thats what BitLocker is suppose to do to keep stuff out of the wrong hands.

Good Luck!