Shahmeer Baweja
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I had previously set up dual boot linux-windows OS two years and also had bitlocker on to encrypt windows C drive which I should not have needed to I think. All was fine that time since I had keys saved to ms account (I had set bitlocker key to save to ms) that worked! But yesterday I logged onto linux (I dont even use linux and should not have had it installed) and hovered over the locked icon of C drive on linux and I entered the correct authenthication password to open it but instead a re-encryption took place which unknowingly to me generated new key id for which I need the associated key. This new key information is not being automatically to my ms account probably I was on Linux?! I cannot find the password. I tried the 'manage-bde' command on CMD prompt but it showed only that key id and no password because I am not in windows so I can not use the cmd within windows.
I am in desperation and anguish since all work files (the entirety of my graduate research) are in windows and not backed to the cloud! My career is in jeopardy it seems!
Microsoft support, Azure, or even UH System Administrator could not help but we all came to conclusion that since the issue happened in Linux, the key could be locally saved in there or that I could decrypt the Windows C drive in Linux which would also decrypt Windows so that would be the only way for me to access to Windows. Someone posted a very helpful tip to do that in Linux in response to my question in Microsoft Forum (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/a...ft-ac.html?childToView=1159213#answer-1159213). BUT, in my desperation to fix the issue earlier before involving others, I reset UEFI settings to default so the Linux boot entry option is not there now even though Linux is still there since it is not deleted. I need to get the Linux boot entry option back first before troubleshooting the BitLocker key in Linux.
See my other questions on Microsoft Forums and the earlier responses
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...ot-in-ms/c062ad63-1911-4971-88d8-80adc468d64d
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...essageId=45944a60-441a-4890-be5c-e669fbea4155
I also asked on other Linux Forum (LinuxQuestions) but no one has responded yet:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=6403372#post6403372
I'd really appreciate it if you could help!
I am in desperation and anguish since all work files (the entirety of my graduate research) are in windows and not backed to the cloud! My career is in jeopardy it seems!
Microsoft support, Azure, or even UH System Administrator could not help but we all came to conclusion that since the issue happened in Linux, the key could be locally saved in there or that I could decrypt the Windows C drive in Linux which would also decrypt Windows so that would be the only way for me to access to Windows. Someone posted a very helpful tip to do that in Linux in response to my question in Microsoft Forum (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/a...ft-ac.html?childToView=1159213#answer-1159213). BUT, in my desperation to fix the issue earlier before involving others, I reset UEFI settings to default so the Linux boot entry option is not there now even though Linux is still there since it is not deleted. I need to get the Linux boot entry option back first before troubleshooting the BitLocker key in Linux.
See my other questions on Microsoft Forums and the earlier responses
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...ot-in-ms/c062ad63-1911-4971-88d8-80adc468d64d
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...essageId=45944a60-441a-4890-be5c-e669fbea4155
I also asked on other Linux Forum (LinuxQuestions) but no one has responded yet:
https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=6403372#post6403372
I'd really appreciate it if you could help!