Also, note the icon before unlocking, and once you unlock it, its icon changes. This is how you encrypt and secure your portable devices and drives using BitLocker To Go in Windows 10.

The Windows 10 boot and shared data partitions somehow got encrypted with Bitlocker (and thus are inaccessible from the Win 8.1 install) after a repair shop swapped the motherboard.

The Windows 10 KB5058379 cumulative update is triggering unexpected BitLocker recovery prompts on some devices afters it's installed and the computer restarted.

With Windows 11 Pro, you can turn on BitLocker encryption manually, on the system drive and external drives. See my BitLocker Guide for details. How to save a fresh copy of your BitLocker recovery key ...

"After installing the July 2024 Windows security update, released July 9, 2024 [..], you might see a BitLocker recovery screen upon booting your device," Microsoft said. "This screen does not ...