User disabled Dell BitLocker Manager reenables after five minutes

Summary: End users can disable Dell BitLocker Manager (formerly Dell Data Protection | BitLocker Manager), but it automatically reenables after 5 minutes.

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Symptoms

Affected Products:

  • Dell BitLocker Manager
  • Dell Data Protection | BitLocker Manager

Cause

Not Applicable

Resolution

Note: If BitLocker is enabled by policy, this is working as designed.

Dell BitLocker Manager checks the computer every five minutes to ensure policy enforcement. If an end user turns off BitLocker from within Windows, and the policy to enable BitLocker is set to true, the Dell BitLocker manager reenables BitLocker.

If Dell BitLocker Manager detects that BitLocker is turned off, it turns it back on.

Check with your System Administrator for information regarding turning off BitLocker.


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Affected Products

Dell Encryption
Article Properties
Article Number: 000130714
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 11 Apr 2024
Version:  10
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