![]() Maybe Bitlocker does not accept all the special characters I use without telling the user. In my tests, decryption with the first one hundred digits used did not work in one in five tests. If that doesn’t work either: Use recovery key Just use the first 100 digits of the previously used password, then the medium can be decrypted again. For usability reasons this is a complete failure, but fortunately it can be fixed. It only inserts the first 100 digits of the clipboard and then encrypts the external device. ![]() The reason for this is that Bitlocker doesn’t give you an error message that you have exceeded the maximum length of the password when you paste the password using copy and paste. You play it safe, use a 256-digit password for Bitlocker encryption, Bitlocker encrypts the hard disk and afterwards you can’t decrypt the medium. Once more, this is a prime example of Microsoft’s commitments on the user experience for their customers. Maximum 100 characters for the Bitlocker password – but nobody tells you… The reason for this is that I used a password of more than 100 digits and Microsoft does not consider it necessary to inform the user during the initial encryption that Bitlocker will only use the first 100 digits for encryption. ![]() The first time I tried to decrypt it with my password, the nasty surprise followed. With the help of Bitlocker I encrypted an external hard disk.
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