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BitLocker automatic encryption is a Windows feature that can cause boot issues after a fresh installation, especially when bypassing Microsoft account creation. In a reported case on WindowsForum, a user installed Windows 25H2 and skipped the Microsoft account setup, only to find the system would not boot from the internal drive afterward. The drive disappeared from the BIOS boot menu, though booting via the installer USB still worked. This suggests that automatic encryption may have interfered with the boot configuration or partition structure. Users encountering similar problems may need to check BitLocker recovery or disable automatic encryption before installation to avoid boot failures.
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problems with "automatic" bitlocker on fresh install of 25H2
Greetings all, I recently installed 25H2 on a new machine from an ISO written to a USB thumb drive. during installation, i short-circuited the microsoft account creation by running the old OOB program. after successfully installing a bunch of needed software, i removed the bootable USB windows...- bitchucker
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