How to repair BitLocker encrypted boot partition?

Posted by Tim to BitLocker Recovery on April 26th, 2018

I have an issue where a laptop requires recovery key on each boot. I have tried decrypting and re-encrypting the drive but this did not work. I have also tried clearing the TPM and other bits and pieces to no luck. This is a Windows 10 Pro, HP laptop. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

Solution 1: Repair BitLocker encrypted boot partition via "Suspend protection"

Step 1: Click BitLocker Drive Encryption in Control Panel.

Step 2: Click the "Suspend Protection" option to disable BitLocker protection.

Step 3: Wait a few seconds, then click on "Resume protection". This process will reset recovery key.

Solution 2: Repair BitLocker encrypted boot partition via "Disable BitLocker"

Step 1: Click BitLocker Drive Encryption in Control Panel.

Step 2: Click the "Turn off BitLocker" option.

Step 3: Update BIOS.

Step 4: Click BitLocker Drive Encryption in Control Panel. Then click "Turn on BitLocker" option to enable BitLocker protection.

Solution 3: BitLocker data recovery

IF we cannot log into computer after entering the recovery key or the password, BitLocker encrypted boot partition should be corrupted. In this situation, we need to connect this BitLocker encrypted drive to another computer and then recover lost data.

iBoysoft BitLocker Recovery is a professional BitLocker data recovery software which can easily recover lost data from formatted, corrupted, damaged, inaccessible, failed, deleted or lost BitLocker encrypted partition in Windows 10/8/7/XP.

Tutorial to recover lost data from corrupted BitLocker encrypted drive

Step 1: Download, install and launch iBoysoft BitLocker Recovery on your computer.

Step 2: Select corrupted BitLocker encrypted drive and click Next to continue.

BitLocker data recovery software

Step 3: Enter the password or 48-digit BitLocker recovery key to decrypt data from corrupted BitLocker encrypted drive.

Decrypt data from corrupted BitLocker encrypted drive

Step 4: Scan the lost data from corrupted BitLocker encrypted drive.

Scan lost data from corrupted BitLocker encrypted drive

Step 5: After the lost data is found from BitLocker encrypted Windows 7/8 drive, please select them and click "Recover" to recover them.

Recover lost data from corrupted BitLocker encrypted drive