Explorer shows unlocked bitlocker encrypted drive as locked in Windows 10
Here's Explorer:
This is the Bitlocker manager:
They are obviously not in agreement and the drives ARE unlocked. Right click in explorer on S: or Z: shows the "Unlock drive" option. When selected it informs the drive is already unlocked. Double click on those drives has the same effect, since "Unlock Drive" is the default action (this is the part that bothers me).
Lastly, manage-bde -status is identical for S:, X: and Z: on all aspects.
Restarting explorer.exe or rebooting Windows updates explorer to the correct status of the drive. This problem happens intermittently and I have not been able to track what triggers it.
How could I track down the cause of this problem? Maybe there is an event viewer entry related to this?
Win 10 Pro x64 1607 (14393.351), and this issue has been happening for a while, before KB3199986 and possibly also before the other major update.
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asked Oct 28 '16 at 17:58
Gaia
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Here's Explorer:
This is the Bitlocker manager:
They are obviously not in agreement and the drives ARE unlocked. Right click in explorer on S: or Z: shows the "Unlock drive" option. When selected it informs the drive is already unlocked. Double click on those drives has the same effect, since "Unlock Drive" is the default action (this is the part that bothers me).
Lastly, manage-bde -status is identical for S:, X: and Z: on all aspects.
Restarting explorer.exe or rebooting Windows updates explorer to the correct status of the drive. This problem happens intermittently and I have not been able to track what triggers it.
How could I track down the cause of this problem? Maybe there is an event viewer entry related to this?
Win 10 Pro x64 1607 (14393.351), and this issue has been happening for a while, before KB3199986 and possibly also before the other major update.
windows windows-10 bitlocker
asked Oct 28 '16 at 17:58
Gaia
3,40242332
If you just double-click on one of the drives that appears "locked", does it open as if it's unlocked? "Restarting explorer.exe or rebooting Windows updates explorer to the correct status of the drive" How about if you just hit "refresh" (F5) in Explorer, after unlocking the drive(s)?
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
Oct 28 '16 at 18:06
Refresh is not enough. It does not open, it says the drive is already unlocked (included in OP)
– Gaia
Oct 28 '16 at 19:27
@Gaia I encountered a similar problem. My workaround is here on SU.. Any luck with this? Just happened again to me. The triggering event appears to be windows updates.
– PatKilg
Oct 17 '17 at 2:02
Thanks @EntropyWins, I will look into it next time it happens. But you should post it as an answer here, as your question there is a duplicate of this one and will be flagged as such.
– Gaia
Oct 17 '17 at 15:22
add a comment |
Here's Explorer:
This is the Bitlocker manager:
They are obviously not in agreement and the drives ARE unlocked. Right click in explorer on S: or Z: shows the "Unlock drive" option. When selected it informs the drive is already unlocked. Double click on those drives has the same effect, since "Unlock Drive" is the default action (this is the part that bothers me).
Lastly, manage-bde -status is identical for S:, X: and Z: on all aspects.
Restarting explorer.exe or rebooting Windows updates explorer to the correct status of the drive. This problem happens intermittently and I have not been able to track what triggers it.
How could I track down the cause of this problem? Maybe there is an event viewer entry related to this?
Win 10 Pro x64 1607 (14393.351), and this issue has been happening for a while, before KB3199986 and possibly also before the other major update.
windows windows-10 bitlocker
asked Oct 28 '16 at 17:58
Gaia
3,40242332
Here's Explorer:
This is the Bitlocker manager:
They are obviously not in agreement and the drives ARE unlocked. Right click in explorer on S: or Z: shows the "Unlock drive" option. When selected it informs the drive is already unlocked. Double click on those drives has the same effect, since "Unlock Drive" is the default action (this is the part that bothers me).
Lastly, manage-bde -status is identical for S:, X: and Z: on all aspects.
Restarting explorer.exe or rebooting Windows updates explorer to the correct status of the drive. This problem happens intermittently and I have not been able to track what triggers it.
How could I track down the cause of this problem? Maybe there is an event viewer entry related to this?
Win 10 Pro x64 1607 (14393.351), and this issue has been happening for a while, before KB3199986 and possibly also before the other major update.
windows windows-10 bitlocker
windows windows-10 bitlocker
asked Oct 28 '16 at 17:58
Gaia
3,40242332
asked Oct 28 '16 at 17:58
Gaia
3,40242332
asked Oct 28 '16 at 17:58
Gaia
3,40242332
asked Oct 28 '16 at 17:58
Gaia
3,40242332
asked Oct 28 '16 at 17:58
Gaia
3,40242332
3,40242332
If you just double-click on one of the drives that appears "locked", does it open as if it's unlocked? "Restarting explorer.exe or rebooting Windows updates explorer to the correct status of the drive" How about if you just hit "refresh" (F5) in Explorer, after unlocking the drive(s)?
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
Oct 28 '16 at 18:06
Refresh is not enough. It does not open, it says the drive is already unlocked (included in OP)
– Gaia
Oct 28 '16 at 19:27
@Gaia I encountered a similar problem. My workaround is here on SU.. Any luck with this? Just happened again to me. The triggering event appears to be windows updates.
– PatKilg
Oct 17 '17 at 2:02
Thanks @EntropyWins, I will look into it next time it happens. But you should post it as an answer here, as your question there is a duplicate of this one and will be flagged as such.
– Gaia
Oct 17 '17 at 15:22
add a comment |
If you just double-click on one of the drives that appears "locked", does it open as if it's unlocked? "Restarting explorer.exe or rebooting Windows updates explorer to the correct status of the drive" How about if you just hit "refresh" (F5) in Explorer, after unlocking the drive(s)?
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
Oct 28 '16 at 18:06
Refresh is not enough. It does not open, it says the drive is already unlocked (included in OP)
– Gaia
Oct 28 '16 at 19:27
@Gaia I encountered a similar problem. My workaround is here on SU.. Any luck with this? Just happened again to me. The triggering event appears to be windows updates.
– PatKilg
Oct 17 '17 at 2:02
Thanks @EntropyWins, I will look into it next time it happens. But you should post it as an answer here, as your question there is a duplicate of this one and will be flagged as such.
– Gaia
Oct 17 '17 at 15:22
If you just double-click on one of the drives that appears "locked", does it open as if it's unlocked? "Restarting explorer.exe or rebooting Windows updates explorer to the correct status of the drive" How about if you just hit "refresh" (F5) in Explorer, after unlocking the drive(s)?
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
Oct 28 '16 at 18:06
If you just double-click on one of the drives that appears "locked", does it open as if it's unlocked? "Restarting explorer.exe or rebooting Windows updates explorer to the correct status of the drive" How about if you just hit "refresh" (F5) in Explorer, after unlocking the drive(s)?
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
Oct 28 '16 at 18:06
Refresh is not enough. It does not open, it says the drive is already unlocked (included in OP)
– Gaia
Oct 28 '16 at 19:27
Refresh is not enough. It does not open, it says the drive is already unlocked (included in OP)
– Gaia
Oct 28 '16 at 19:27
@Gaia I encountered a similar problem. My workaround is here on SU.. Any luck with this? Just happened again to me. The triggering event appears to be windows updates.
– PatKilg
Oct 17 '17 at 2:02
@Gaia I encountered a similar problem. My workaround is here on SU.. Any luck with this? Just happened again to me. The triggering event appears to be windows updates.
– PatKilg
Oct 17 '17 at 2:02
Thanks @EntropyWins, I will look into it next time it happens. But you should post it as an answer here, as your question there is a duplicate of this one and will be flagged as such.
– Gaia
Oct 17 '17 at 15:22
Thanks @EntropyWins, I will look into it next time it happens. But you should post it as an answer here, as your question there is a duplicate of this one and will be flagged as such.
– Gaia
Oct 17 '17 at 15:22
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I tried my luck with below steps and it worked for me.
Note: You can't access your drive from Windows Explorer to check your data
Walkthrough
- Go to run & type
diskmgmt.mscand click OK to run it - then right click on your drive & explore (it will show all your files in Windows Explorer)
Note: From Windows Explorer you can't access your encrypted drive it informs (the drive is already unlocked)
Walkthrough (2)
- First access Control Panel & go to Bitlocker.
- Then, very important, it will not allow to remove password of the drive.
- So now, click on
change passwordoption then type OLD password & then new password. - After your password gets changed successfully then try to remove the password it will start decrypting your drive. It will take a very long time but don't worry.
edited Jun 18 '17 at 18:58
Mokubai♦
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answered Jun 18 '17 at 18:14
Asif
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Not an explanation but a workaround: Instead of rebooting you could run the following commands from an elevated command shell (run as administrator). These commands perform a forced lock/unlock, which seem to correct the error state:
(E: is the encrypted drive in this example)
manage-bde -lock E: -ForceDismount
manage-bde -unlock E: -Password
Instead the last statement, you could also use the Windows Explorer to unlock the drive, as you normally would.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 14:28
mhu
291410
will try and report back. good find!
– Gaia
Dec 14 '18 at 3:10
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Right click drive > open, voila, works like charm.
answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:43
Bryan Fury
7
It is clear by the question that this suggestion didn't work.
– Ramhound
Jul 7 '17 at 15:09
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I tried my luck with below steps and it worked for me.
Note: You can't access your drive from Windows Explorer to check your data
Walkthrough
- Go to run & type
diskmgmt.mscand click OK to run it - then right click on your drive & explore (it will show all your files in Windows Explorer)
Note: From Windows Explorer you can't access your encrypted drive it informs (the drive is already unlocked)
Walkthrough (2)
- First access Control Panel & go to Bitlocker.
- Then, very important, it will not allow to remove password of the drive.
- So now, click on
change passwordoption then type OLD password & then new password. - After your password gets changed successfully then try to remove the password it will start decrypting your drive. It will take a very long time but don't worry.
edited Jun 18 '17 at 18:58
Mokubai♦
56.8k16135153
answered Jun 18 '17 at 18:14
Asif
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add a comment |
I tried my luck with below steps and it worked for me.
Note: You can't access your drive from Windows Explorer to check your data
Walkthrough
- Go to run & type
diskmgmt.mscand click OK to run it - then right click on your drive & explore (it will show all your files in Windows Explorer)
Note: From Windows Explorer you can't access your encrypted drive it informs (the drive is already unlocked)
Walkthrough (2)
- First access Control Panel & go to Bitlocker.
- Then, very important, it will not allow to remove password of the drive.
- So now, click on
change passwordoption then type OLD password & then new password. - After your password gets changed successfully then try to remove the password it will start decrypting your drive. It will take a very long time but don't worry.
edited Jun 18 '17 at 18:58
Mokubai♦
56.8k16135153
answered Jun 18 '17 at 18:14
Asif
111
add a comment |
I tried my luck with below steps and it worked for me.
Note: You can't access your drive from Windows Explorer to check your data
Walkthrough
- Go to run & type
diskmgmt.mscand click OK to run it - then right click on your drive & explore (it will show all your files in Windows Explorer)
Note: From Windows Explorer you can't access your encrypted drive it informs (the drive is already unlocked)
Walkthrough (2)
- First access Control Panel & go to Bitlocker.
- Then, very important, it will not allow to remove password of the drive.
- So now, click on
change passwordoption then type OLD password & then new password. - After your password gets changed successfully then try to remove the password it will start decrypting your drive. It will take a very long time but don't worry.
edited Jun 18 '17 at 18:58
Mokubai♦
56.8k16135153
answered Jun 18 '17 at 18:14
Asif
111
I tried my luck with below steps and it worked for me.
Note: You can't access your drive from Windows Explorer to check your data
Walkthrough
- Go to run & type
diskmgmt.mscand click OK to run it - then right click on your drive & explore (it will show all your files in Windows Explorer)
Note: From Windows Explorer you can't access your encrypted drive it informs (the drive is already unlocked)
Walkthrough (2)
- First access Control Panel & go to Bitlocker.
- Then, very important, it will not allow to remove password of the drive.
- So now, click on
change passwordoption then type OLD password & then new password. - After your password gets changed successfully then try to remove the password it will start decrypting your drive. It will take a very long time but don't worry.
edited Jun 18 '17 at 18:58
Mokubai♦
56.8k16135153
answered Jun 18 '17 at 18:14
Asif
111
edited Jun 18 '17 at 18:58
Mokubai♦
56.8k16135153
edited Jun 18 '17 at 18:58
Mokubai♦
56.8k16135153
edited Jun 18 '17 at 18:58
Mokubai♦
56.8k16135153
56.8k16135153
answered Jun 18 '17 at 18:14
Asif
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answered Jun 18 '17 at 18:14
Asif
111
answered Jun 18 '17 at 18:14
Asif
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add a comment |
Not an explanation but a workaround: Instead of rebooting you could run the following commands from an elevated command shell (run as administrator). These commands perform a forced lock/unlock, which seem to correct the error state:
(E: is the encrypted drive in this example)
manage-bde -lock E: -ForceDismount
manage-bde -unlock E: -Password
Instead the last statement, you could also use the Windows Explorer to unlock the drive, as you normally would.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 14:28
mhu
291410
will try and report back. good find!
– Gaia
Dec 14 '18 at 3:10
add a comment |
Not an explanation but a workaround: Instead of rebooting you could run the following commands from an elevated command shell (run as administrator). These commands perform a forced lock/unlock, which seem to correct the error state:
(E: is the encrypted drive in this example)
manage-bde -lock E: -ForceDismount
manage-bde -unlock E: -Password
Instead the last statement, you could also use the Windows Explorer to unlock the drive, as you normally would.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 14:28
mhu
291410
will try and report back. good find!
– Gaia
Dec 14 '18 at 3:10
add a comment |
Not an explanation but a workaround: Instead of rebooting you could run the following commands from an elevated command shell (run as administrator). These commands perform a forced lock/unlock, which seem to correct the error state:
(E: is the encrypted drive in this example)
manage-bde -lock E: -ForceDismount
manage-bde -unlock E: -Password
Instead the last statement, you could also use the Windows Explorer to unlock the drive, as you normally would.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 14:28
mhu
291410
Not an explanation but a workaround: Instead of rebooting you could run the following commands from an elevated command shell (run as administrator). These commands perform a forced lock/unlock, which seem to correct the error state:
(E: is the encrypted drive in this example)
manage-bde -lock E: -ForceDismount
manage-bde -unlock E: -Password
Instead the last statement, you could also use the Windows Explorer to unlock the drive, as you normally would.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 14:28
mhu
291410
answered Dec 13 '18 at 14:28
mhu
291410
answered Dec 13 '18 at 14:28
mhu
291410
answered Dec 13 '18 at 14:28
mhu
291410
291410
will try and report back. good find!
– Gaia
Dec 14 '18 at 3:10
add a comment |
will try and report back. good find!
– Gaia
Dec 14 '18 at 3:10
will try and report back. good find!
– Gaia
Dec 14 '18 at 3:10
will try and report back. good find!
– Gaia
Dec 14 '18 at 3:10
add a comment |
Right click drive > open, voila, works like charm.
answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:43
Bryan Fury
7
It is clear by the question that this suggestion didn't work.
– Ramhound
Jul 7 '17 at 15:09
add a comment |
Right click drive > open, voila, works like charm.
answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:43
Bryan Fury
7
It is clear by the question that this suggestion didn't work.
– Ramhound
Jul 7 '17 at 15:09
add a comment |
Right click drive > open, voila, works like charm.
answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:43
Bryan Fury
7
Right click drive > open, voila, works like charm.
answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:43
Bryan Fury
7
answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:43
Bryan Fury
7
answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:43
Bryan Fury
7
answered Jul 7 '17 at 10:43
Bryan Fury
7
7
It is clear by the question that this suggestion didn't work.
– Ramhound
Jul 7 '17 at 15:09
add a comment |
It is clear by the question that this suggestion didn't work.
– Ramhound
Jul 7 '17 at 15:09
It is clear by the question that this suggestion didn't work.
– Ramhound
Jul 7 '17 at 15:09
It is clear by the question that this suggestion didn't work.
– Ramhound
Jul 7 '17 at 15:09
add a comment |
protected by Community♦ Mar 14 '18 at 12:17
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Because it has attracted low-quality or spam answers that had to be removed, posting an answer now requires 10 reputation on this site (the association bonus does not count).
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If you just double-click on one of the drives that appears "locked", does it open as if it's unlocked? "Restarting explorer.exe or rebooting Windows updates explorer to the correct status of the drive" How about if you just hit "refresh" (F5) in Explorer, after unlocking the drive(s)?
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
Oct 28 '16 at 18:06
Refresh is not enough. It does not open, it says the drive is already unlocked (included in OP)
– Gaia
Oct 28 '16 at 19:27
@Gaia I encountered a similar problem. My workaround is here on SU.. Any luck with this? Just happened again to me. The triggering event appears to be windows updates.
– PatKilg
Oct 17 '17 at 2:02
Thanks @EntropyWins, I will look into it next time it happens. But you should post it as an answer here, as your question there is a duplicate of this one and will be flagged as such.
– Gaia
Oct 17 '17 at 15:22