BitLocker and Windows 10

[vegettoxp]

Hello their guys, I needed some clarification on BitLocker and Windows 10. There are couple of scenarios that I wanted to run through you guys and see what config changes need to be made with BitLocker and with Bios (If Any), thanks for your help in advance.


There are cases where we need to swap out the system boards on our systems and I know that will trigger the BitLocker Recovery Screen, how can I deactivate do the work and then re-activate BitLocker without the recovery screen?

Second if I have two same system model and I need to do a hard drive swap (Encrypted with BitLocker) again how can I deactivate do the work and then re-activate BitLocker without the recovery screen?

Also are there any changes that need to be made with to the TPM Settings in the Bios?

Thanks all for your time and help.

 

[PliotronX]

There isn't a quick workaround I'm afraid, you would have to turn it off, let it decrypt, perform the work on it, and turn it back on. AFAIK TPM isn't required but enhances security against certain types of attack. Secure boot adds another layer of security.

 

[sinisterDei]

My system doesn't have a TPM, so I just use a password. You have to enable use of passwords in Group Policy, but once it's set you can just pick a password when you encrypt the volume. Then when you move the drive from one system to another, it just continues prompting you for the password like normal.