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Hi, are there other options than network unlock to prevent users from having to enter their bitlocker pin?
thks
MicrosoftHey Stefane lalanc01 good to see you here! Network Unlock is handy when devices are being updated and rebooted overnight, so the device is ready for the end user when they come in in the morning, instead of stuck at the PIN screen. You really have two choices here:
- Use Network Unlock
- Remove the PIN requirement
Fortunately, we added hotpatching to Windows 11 Enterprise, version 24H2. Make sure you join that AMA as well, as it will allow the updates to install and be active even without a reboot AMA: Hotpatching Windows - client and server - December 11, 2024 - Microsoft Event
Thks Joe, yes hotpatch is good, but since bitlocker is suspended during patching with Autopatch it's less of a concern.
It's more of when we need to reboot devices for whatever reason or when there's power outages and the user is working remotely from home and IT just power on the machine.- Jason_Sandys
This is not correct to the best of my knowledge. Disabling BitLocker offers an attack vector to any bad actor regardless of when or how it is done and Autopatch does not automatically do this. I believe feature updates do this (regardless of how they are deployed) but quality updates do not.
