How do you unlock the drive where Windows is installed is locked?
When the hard drive where you installed Windows 10 is locked, you may run the following command to unlock it:
In Windows, click the Start and enter cmd in the Search field, then press the Enter key.
Type bootrec /RebuildBcd and press Enter.
Type bootrec /fixMbr and press Enter.
Type bootrec /fixboot and press Enter.
How do I unlock the drive to reset my computer?
How to Unlock a Hard Drive
Step 1: Run a disk check. Install the boot disk or USB drive, and power the computer on.
Step 2: Run a system file check. Boot the computer from the disk or USB as you did in step one.
Step 3: Complete a startup repair.
Step 4: Try a system restore.
Step 5: Refresh your PC.
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How do I unlock a drive in Windows 10?
How do I unlock a drive in Windows 10?
Use chkdsk command.
Use SFC scan.
Fix boot records.
Disconnect additional hard drives.
Check if your hard drive is properly connected.
Change BIOS settings.
Check if your hard drive is set as the boot device.
Make sure that you’re using UEFI.
What does it mean the drive is locked?
When a drive is locked the way you describe it, that means that there are files still open in memory. You can’t make a system-wide change if the drive is locked. If Windows did not lock the drive, the data in memory would be lost. The way to ‘unlock’ a drive is to make sure that all applications have closed.
