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What happens if the computer is turned off during encryption or decryption?

April 26, 2017Computer decryption encryption happens turned

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What happens if the computer is turned off during encryption or decryption?

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If the computer is turned off or goes into hibernation, the BitLocker encryption and decryption process will resume where it stopped the next time Windows starts. This is true even if the power is suddenly unavailable.