4. Next, find and click on the “BitLocker Drive Encryption” option .
5. Find the drive that has BitLocker enabled and click on it.
6. Click the "Turn off BitLocker" option.
Click the "Turn off BitLocker" option
7. When prompted for a password, type the password and press Enter.
As soon as you confirm the action, BitLocker decrypts the drive and turns itself off.
Disable BitLocker using CMD
You can execute a single command to quickly disable BitLocker in Windows 10. Before executing the command below, make sure to note down the letter of the encrypted drive. You can find the drive letter in File Explorer.
1. Open the Start menu.
2. Type "Command Prompt" , right click on it and select "Run as administrator" .
3. After opening CMD with admin rights , execute the command below. Replace "X" with the actual letter of the encrypted drive.
manage-bde -off X:
4. When prompted, enter your BitLocker password and press Enter.
After you authenticate with your password, Windows 10 decrypts the drive and turns off BitLocker.
Disable BitLocker Using PowerShell
PowerShell also has a dedicated command to completely disable BitLocker in Windows 10.
1. Open the Start menu.
2. Type "PowerShell" , right click on it and select "Run as administrator" .