You have an extra space in the command between manage and bde. It should read manage-bde -off E:
Remove Bitlocker
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Joe Bawol
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I moved two hard drives to my new desktop (with Windows 11 Home) that are locked by BitLocker. I no longer have my old computer. I do have the bitlocker key to unlock them but I need to frequently enter the key to unlock each drive. How can I permanently remove the BitLocker lock on both drives? I tried the manage -bde -off E: command but it is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Devices and drivers
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GTS-NJ
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Joe Bawol 20 Reputation points
2026-08-04T20:14:40.92+00:00 Thanks. I figured that out. I also upgraded Windows 11 to Pro and got access to the Manage Bitlocker
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