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Windows 10 How to Change BitLocker PIN or Password in Windows 10

How to Change BitLocker PIN or Password in Windows 10

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

In most editions of Windows 10, you are allowed to password protect your hard drive with Bitlocker Drive Encryption. For more security, you can also set a BitLocker PIN when encrypting Windows system drive (C:) with BitLocker. Both BitLocker PIN and password can protect the data on Windows computer well. But what if you want to change the BitLocker PIN or password to a new or longer one? This article introduces four effective ways to change BitLocker PIN or password in Windows 10 for your reference.

Video guide on how to change BitLocker PIN or Password in Windows 10:

Way 1: Change BitLocker PIN or Password by Control Panel

You can reset the BitLocker PIN or password by Control Panel and the steps are almost the same. Here are how to reset BitLocker password by Control Panel.

Step 1: Open Control Panel. Click the button next to View by and select Large icons. Then click BitLocker Drive Encryption option.

open bitlocker drive encryption in control panel

Step 2: Click the BitLocker drive to open the collapse menu and click Change password option. (If the Bitlocker drive is locked, you need to unlock it at first.)

select change password option in control panel

Step 3: On a new window, type the old password and new password. Then click Change password button.

enter bitlocker password in control panel

At last, a message prompts the BitLocker password has been successfully changed. That's all.

change bitlocker password in control panel successfully

Way 2: Change BitLocker PIN or Password via third-party tool

If you need to change the BitLocker password, iSunshare BitLocker Genius for Windows is a recommended tool. It offers a more intuitive interface to help you manage BitLocker Drive Encryption, including changing BitLocker password. Here are detailed steps.

Step 1: Download and install this tool on your Windows computer. Then launch it.

Step 2: Right-click the BitLocker drive and select Unlock Drive option.

unlock bitlocker drive

Step 3: On a new window, type the password and click Unlock button to unlock the drive with BitLocker. You can also choose to decrypt it with recovery key.

enter enter the password

Step 4: Click OK button to close the pop-ups.

close the popups

Step 5: Right-click the drive and select Change Password option.

change bitlocker password

Step 6: A window pops up. Then type and confirm a new password and then click Change button.

enter a new bitlocker password

Step 7: Click OK button to close the window. Finally, the BitLocker password has been changed successfully.

click ok

Way 3: Change BitLocker PIN or Password by File Explorer

The detailed steps below show you how to change BitLocker PIN in File Explorer. The same goes for resetting BitLocker password.

Step 1: Open File Explorer. Right-click C drive and select Change BitLocker PIN option.

select change bitlocker pin option in file explorer

Step 2: On a new window, enter the old PIN and new PIN in the input box. Then click Change PIN button.

change bitlocker pin in file explorer

Step 3: Wait for a while and a message prompts the PIN has been successfully changed. That's all.

change bitlocker pin in file explorer successfully

Way 4: Change BitLocker PIN or Password via CMD

You can also change BitLocker PIN or password in Windows 10 via Command Prompt. Here is what to do.

Steps to change BitLocker password via CMD:

If you need to change the BitLocker password, you should unlock BitLocker drive at first. Then follow the steps below:

Step 1: Run Command Prompt as Administrator.

Step 2: Type manage-bde -changepassword <drive letter> command and hit Enter. (<drive letter> means the letter of BitLocker drive)

Step 3: Type the new password for BitLocker and hit Enter.

Step 4: Type the same password again to confirm and hit Enter.

Notes: When you are typing the password, any change will not be displayed in the interface, which doesn't mean that the input is invalid.

Finally, password ID is shown on the interface and it means that the BitLocker password has been successfully changed.

change bitlocker password in cmd

Steps to change BitLocker PIN via CMD:

Step 1: Run Command Prompt as Administrator.

Step 2: Type manage-bde -changepin c: command and hit Enter.

Step 3: Type and confirm a new PIN. Press Enter every time you finish typing the password. In the end, the interface prompts you that the BitLocker PIN has been successfully updated. That's all.

change bitlocker pin in cmd

Bonus Tips: Forgot BitLocker Password—How to Recover It

If you forgot the BitLocker password, how can you unlock the drive to change the BitLocker PIN or password? You can try to retrieve BitLocker password with iSunshare UBitkey. This password recovery utility can help to find back the forgotten BitLocker password and BitLocker recovery key for you to unlock the drive. Three recovery methods are listed on the software.

iSunshare UBitkey

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