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There is no way unless<br>-you have an image backup of c:<br>-you are unaware of recovery keys present in your cloud drive (or printed out, eventually)<br><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4530477/windows-10-finding-your-bitlocker-recovery-key" rel="ugc">https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4530477/windows-10-finding-your-bitlocker-recovery-key</a>&nbsp;
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There is no way unless
-you have an image backup of c:
-you are unaware of recovery keys present in your cloud drive (or printed out, eventually)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4530477/windows-10-finding-your-bitlocker-recovery-key [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4530477/windows-10-finding-your-bitlocker-recovery-key] 

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I made a VM of C drive but its on the encrypted disk!<br>Where in my MS account would the keys be?
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I made a VM of C drive but its on the encrypted disk!
Where in my MS account would the keys be?

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See the following to explore the recovery through the MS account.<br><a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4530477/windows-10-finding-your-bitlocker-recovery-key" rel="ugc">https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4530477/windows-10-finding-your-bitlocker-recovery-key</a>
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See the following to explore the recovery through the MS account.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4530477/windows-10-finding-your-bitlocker-recovery-key [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4530477/windows-10-finding-your-bitlocker-recovery-key]

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"Where in my MS account would the keys be? " - did you look at the link?<br><a href="https://account.microsoft.com/devices/recoverykey" rel="ugc nofollow">https://account.microsoft.com/devices/recoverykey</a> is the address
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"Where in my MS account would the keys be? " - did you look at the link?
https://account.microsoft.com/devices/recoverykey [https://account.microsoft.com/devices/recoverykey] is the address

Team Lead Cloud Services

Jakob Digranes

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I have a second SSD on my laptop. I removed it today and reset the C drive to HP factory defaults, Once WIndows 10 Pro was all reloaded and updated i reinstalled the second SSD and in explorer they are shwoing a being bit locked and when I try to open them I am asked to enter a bit locker key! I don't recall turning on bit locker but it seems i must of back in 2018. is there any way to recover the data on this SSD?
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I have a second SSD on my laptop. I removed it today and reset the C drive to HP factory defaults, Once WIndows 10 Pro was all reloaded and updated i reinstalled the second SSD and in explorer they are shwoing a being bit locked and when I try to open them I am asked to enter a bit locker key! I don't recall turning on bit locker but it seems i must of back in 2018. is there any way to recover the data on this SSD?

How do I recover a drive that is bit lcoker encrypted without the key?

Encryption is the process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties can read it. In an encryption scheme, the intended communication information or message, referred to as plaintext, is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, generating ciphertext that can only be read if decrypted. For technical reasons, an encryption scheme usually uses a pseudo-random encryption key generated by an algorithm. An authorized recipient can easily decrypt the message with the key provided by the originator to recipients, but not to unauthorized interceptors.

Encryption

Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system featuring the "universal application architecture" (UAP); apps can be designed to run across multiple devices with nearly identical code, including PCs, tablets, smartphones, embedded systems, Xbox One, Surface Hub and HoloLens. Windows 10 also includes a virtual desktop system, a window and desktop management feature called Task View, the Microsoft Edge web browser, support for fingerprint and face recognition login, voice-based search (Cortana), new security features for enterprise environments, and DirectX 12 and WDDM 2.0 to improve the operating system's graphics capabilities for games.

Windows 10

BitLocker

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