Re: [Hampshire] Bitlocker recovery with dislocker

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Author: Gareth Evans via Hampshire
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To: Gareth Evans via Hampshire
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Bitlocker recovery with dislocker
I meant to say "Windows software" - it isn't by MS.


On Thu, 21 Jan 2021, at 21:43, Gareth Evans via Hampshire wrote:
> Hello,
>
> A friend with a Windows laptop recently found that BitLocker was
> activated after applying
>
> https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/security-update-for-secure-boot-dbx-january-12-2021-f08c6b00-a850-e595-6147-d0c32ead81e2
>
> (this seems to be a thing -
> https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-e&q=windows+update+activates+bitlocker )
>
> but it didn't accept the correct recovery key.
>
> A quick Google suggests this means bitlocker is corrupted.
>
> There is some MS software which will hopefully perform recovery [see
> solution 5 in...]
>
> https://www.m3datarecovery.com/bitlocker-drive-data-recovery/bitlocker-not-recognize-password-or-recovery-key.html
>
> - is there any likelihood that dislocker on Linux may be of use?
>
> Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing?
>
> Thanks,
> Gareth
>
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