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03-25-2024 01:57 PM - edited 03-25-2024 01:57 PM
Hi, I have gifted my close relative a HP 15.6" inch laptop Win11. Unfortunately, my relative is passed away. I tried backup the stuffs from her laptop for memory but it is restricting me to access and requesting 'Bitlocker Key recovery' requires to proceed further. I don't have her MS account details from where I can pull the Key.
I have tried myself using command line and found that C drive has been locked up. But I couldn't able to unlock it using password.
I have the serial number, hardware ID and the PIN to logon on the laptop.
Can someone please help here?
Thank you,
Sushant
03-25-2024 02:25 PM
Sorry, but BitLocker encrypts the drive -- completely -- and without the key, there is no way to salvage the data. Only MS can provide you the key, as HP keeps no records of the keys -- which are unique to every PC.
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