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  • Re: Warning (Unasked-for BitLocker)

    From Lars Poulsen@lars@beagle-ears.com to alt.comp.os.windows-11 on Sat Jan 31 13:51:24 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.comp.os.windows-11

    On 2026-01-31, Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 1/30/2026 5:03 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
    How can we check if it is enabled, anyway?

    On 2026-01-30, Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:
    manage-bde -status

    I did that and I do not understand the answer., which includes
    | Conversion Status: Used Space Only Encrypted
    | Percentage Encrypted: 100.0%
    | Protection Status: Protection Off
    | Lock Status: Unlocked

    I guess that means I have an encrypted drive. Very uncool!
    Now I have to figure out how to get rid of the encryption.

    I asked Bing, and it pointed me to the page
    | Control Panel > System ans Security > BitLocker Drive Encryption
    ... which says:
    | Windows (C:) BitLocker waiting for activation
    ... with an option to "Turn on BitLocker"

    I am GUESSING this means that the drive is not yet encrypted, but will
    be as soon as I click that link?

    I am REALLY confused now. I do NOT want my drive to be encrypted.
    --
    Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California
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