How do I bypass BitLocker drive encryption?

Click Start, click Control Panel, click System and Security, and then click BitLocker Drive Encryption. Look for the drive on which you want BitLocker Drive Encryption turned off, and click Turn Off BitLocker. A message will be displayed, stating that the drive will be decrypted and that decryption may take some time.

How do I get the 48 digit recovery key for BitLocker for external hard drive?

Where can I find my BitLocker recovery key?

1. In your Microsoft account: Sign in to your Microsoft account on another device to find your recovery key.
2. On a printout: You may have printed your recovery key when BitLocker was activated.

How do I force BitLocker to restore?

Forcing recovery on a local machine:

1. Click the Start button, type CMD in the Search box.
2. Right-click cmd.exe, and then click Run as administrator.
3. At the command prompt, type the following command and then press ENTER: manage-bde -forcerecovery

How do I bypass BitLocker recovery on startup?

On the initial recovery screen, don’t enter your recovery key. Instead, select Skip this drive. On the next screen, select Troubleshoot. On the Troubleshoot screen, select Advanced options.

How can I recover data without BitLocker key?

A: There is no way to bypass the BitLocker recovery key when you want to unlock a BitLocker encrypted drive without a password. However, you can reformat the drive to remove the encryption, which needs no password or recovery key.

How can I recover my BitLocker encrypted drive password?

Recover Data from Formatted BitLocker Encrypted Drive

1. Choose BitLocker encrypted Windows drive volume. Click Scan. [Note: The software will prompt for a BitLocker password. Enter the password to access and scan the drive.
2. Once the scan is complete, preview the data. Then, select the files that you want to recover.