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Windows 8 updates installing PC showdown and now drive is locked. How to unlock drive?

Q

Daughter's PC was installing Windows updates and she shut it down. Now Windows 8 won't start and the drive can repair itself. The drive is locked. How can I unlock it?

✍: Guest

A
Are you using Bitlocker to encrypt your Hard Drive? I would suggest you to refer to this reply from phanlon7 replied on October12, 2013 for the same. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-system/windows-crash-refresh-hard-drive-locked-unlock/a6bb04ff-5dba-4e10-a849-644cd0851bc6

2014-12-04, 2062🔥, 0💬

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