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Why is Windows not booting (boot loop) after accepting a BitLocker PIN after having completed BIOS CMS work?

Occasionally one might need to boot into an application that requires CMS mode in BIOS to be enabled (like SpinRite.) Since most Windows modern installation are UEFI with Secure Boot, this requires ...
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BitLocker not accepting correct recovery keys

As a test before upgrading to Windows 10 20H2, I disabled Secure Boot and rebooted. I was shown a BitLocker Recovery screen and prompted for the recovery keys. I tried both keys I was given (there are ...
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When does Bitlocker unlock the drive?

I want to set up a Windows 10 Pro + Debian dual-boot configuration on my TPM-enabled laptop. The thing is that I want both Windows and Linux partitions to be fully encrypted by Bitlocker. I found a ...
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How can BitLocker be configured to not require additional authentication if Secure Boot is disabled

I have a laptop with Windows 10 1703 installed, that I am trying to determine how BitLocker has been configured on. In the BIOS the laptop has Discrete TPM selected but also has the option of Intel ...
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Moving a Windows 10 SSD to external enclosure for dual boot

My laptop came with Windows 10 pre-installed using UEFI and Secure Boot on an SSD, the Windows drive encrypted with Bitlocker. I pulled that SSD and installed Ubuntu on a new SSD. I bought an ...
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Using rEFInd to boot Windows 10 with Secure Boot and Bitlocker encryption enabled

I have a corporate laptop (HP Zbook 15) with two m2.sata drives: nvme0: the one that shipped with the computer, featuring Bitlocker encrypted Windows 10 nvme1: a secondary drive running linux I use ...
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Can Windows 10 on BitLocker dual-boot with Ubuntu on LUKS?

Good afternoon all, I would like to ask if having a dual boot system of Windows 10 and Ubuntu is possible with the features below activated. Secure boot UEFI TPM BitLocker Hyper-V with the security ...
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Does Enabling Bitlocker require SecureBoot?

I want to enable Bitlocker on my Windows 10 computer, but I don't want to enable Secure Boot, since it interferes with other partitions. If I enable Bitlocker without a TPM (enter password at boot), ...
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Will enabling proprietary drivers on 17.04 install affect secureboot and bitlocker partitions?

I originally posted this on AskUbuntu but it was suggested to me in the comments that this might be a better place. I have a Windows 10 Bitlocker partition that if I understand correctly requires ...
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If TPM owner password set in linux, how to enter owner password in windows to enable bitlocker?

I have successfully taken ownership of, and used various features of, my tpm in linux, using tpm_takeownership and related applications. Now when I try to enter the owner password in windows to ...
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