How Do I Turn Off BitLocker on a Drive?

❎ BitLocker is a fine approach to encrypting hard drives, especially the system drive. It's easy to turn off BitLocker if you decide you no longer need it.

❎ Decrypting Bitlocker
Sign in.
Right-click the drive in Windows File Explorer.
Click on Manage BitLocker.
Click on Turn off BitLocker.
Click on the Turn off BitLocker confirmation button.
Wait for the operation to complete.

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0:00 Turn Off BitLocker
0:15 Decrypting a BitLocker drive
1:10 Bitlocker may default to on
2:22 Turning Bitlocker back on
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