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Julioil
Iron Contributor
Mar 06, 2025

How to clean reinstall Windows 11 bypassing automatic bitlocker?

My existing Windows 11 Pro on my Dell laptop seems to have automatic bitlocker encryption enabled during/after installation.

Now I want to do a clean reinstall bypassing this auto bitlocker encryption. I know Rufus app has provision to create a Windows 11 USB installer that will not enable bitlocker automatically.

However the question is, do I need to fiddle with TPM in anyway before that or just wiping system drive and then installing Windows 11 USB installer created using Rufus with bypassing those options enabled will be enough?

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  • Eorku's avatar
    Eorku
    Iron Contributor
    Mar 10, 2025

    Rufus has a feature to disable this feature.

  • Porterwer's avatar
    Porterwer
    Iron Contributor
    Mar 06, 2025

    If BitLocker is enabled on your drive, it's best to disable it before reinstalling. Go to Control Panel > System and Security > BitLocker Drive Encryption, and select "Turn off BitLocker". This step may take some time depending on the size of your drive.

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