How to Turn Off BitLocker Windows 11?

Open Start

Type Control Panel and open it

Go to System and Security

Select BitLocker Drive Encryption

Find the drive you want to turn off BitLocker for

Click Turn off BitLocker

Confirm by clicking Turn off BitLocker again

Wait for decryption to finish

Open Start

Type Manage BitLocker and open it

Select the drive

Click Turn off BitLocker

Confirm the action

Wait for decryption to complete

Open Settings

Go to Privacy & security

Select Device encryption or BitLocker settings

Turn off encryption for the drive

Confirm the change

Open Command Prompt as administrator

Type manage-bde -off C:

Press Enter

Replace C: with the correct drive letter if needed

Wait for decryption to complete

Open PowerShell as administrator

Type Disable-BitLocker -MountPoint “C:”

Press Enter

Replace C: with the correct drive letter if needed

Wait for decryption to complete

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