Drive Where Windows Is Installed Is Locked?
Contents Hard Drive Locked Error During Windows 10 Recovery Hit Cancel on the Error Message. Click on Troubleshoot. Then Click Advanced Options from the...
Hard drive locked error during Windows 10 recovery
- Hit Cancel on the error message.
- Click on Troubleshoot.
- Then click Advanced options from the Troubleshoot menu.
- On the Advanced options screen that appears, click the Command Prompt.
- At the command prompt, type bootrec /FixMbr and press Enter on the keyboard.
- Type bootrec /fixboot and press Enter.
How can I unlock my drive which is locked with BitLocker?
Open Windows Explorer and right-click on the BitLocker encrypted drive, and then choose Unlock Drive from the context menu. You’ll get a popup in the upper right corner that asking for BitLocker password. Enter your password and click Unlock. The drive is now unlocked and you can access the files on it.
How do I format a locked hard drive?
Type “compmgmt.msc” into the text box and click “OK” to open the Computer Management utility. Click “Disk Management” under the “Storage” group in the left pane. Right-click the partition on the hard drive you want to erase and select “Format” from the context menu.
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