Running windows 8.1 on an Asus G56JR laptop. UEFI BIOS and UEFI boot. The laptop has no TPM.
Im trying to configure bitlocker on the laptop. Since ive got no TPM chip ive used policy edit to enable password authentication.
On going into BitLocker and turning it on the menu works happily, i select the drive, a passkey, back up the key to a USB stick and it then runs the system check and all passes. I get the "restart to encrypt" box as expected.
After restart i get the bitlocker screen along with a request to enter my password.
I enter the password (verified 100% correct, no typos). Once ive hit enter the computer restarts itself completely and im back in the bitlocker password screen. This happens with the USB recovery stick in and out and the password is verified correct.
Pressing Escape to troubleshoot bitlocker also just reboots the machine and back into the bitlocker password prompt screen.
After a few attempts at that the computer gets stuck in a "Preparing to automatically repair" boot loop. It just hangs on that screen, a reset goes straight to that, no more bitlocker screen, no F8 rescue, nothing.
The only way out of it is to physically remove ALL my USB devices (mouse,keyboard, hub, memory stick) and then Windows boots normally followed by a dialog box saying unable to encrypt device.
Any idea whats causing this or how i can enable bitlocker on the computer? The drive (SSD) passes all checks and is 100% healthy, the system is up to date and stable outside that but bitlocker just goes into the enter password then automatically repair hangs.
Im trying to configure bitlocker on the laptop. Since ive got no TPM chip ive used policy edit to enable password authentication.
On going into BitLocker and turning it on the menu works happily, i select the drive, a passkey, back up the key to a USB stick and it then runs the system check and all passes. I get the "restart to encrypt" box as expected.
After restart i get the bitlocker screen along with a request to enter my password.
I enter the password (verified 100% correct, no typos). Once ive hit enter the computer restarts itself completely and im back in the bitlocker password screen. This happens with the USB recovery stick in and out and the password is verified correct.
Pressing Escape to troubleshoot bitlocker also just reboots the machine and back into the bitlocker password prompt screen.
After a few attempts at that the computer gets stuck in a "Preparing to automatically repair" boot loop. It just hangs on that screen, a reset goes straight to that, no more bitlocker screen, no F8 rescue, nothing.
The only way out of it is to physically remove ALL my USB devices (mouse,keyboard, hub, memory stick) and then Windows boots normally followed by a dialog box saying unable to encrypt device.
Any idea whats causing this or how i can enable bitlocker on the computer? The drive (SSD) passes all checks and is 100% healthy, the system is up to date and stable outside that but bitlocker just goes into the enter password then automatically repair hangs.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Win8.1