Have to unlock BitLocker volumes twice to gain access

crosspatch

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Win8.1 Pro x64

Been having a weird problem lately. Whenever I unlock a BitLocker volume (I have two of them), I can't access it. The system doesn't even provide a drive letter. If I try accessing the drive letter in Directory Opus (where the drive letters are always shown, whether the volumes are unlocked or not), I get an error saying the drive does not exist.

But if I lock and immediately unlock the volume a second time, all is well.

I don't understand this at all. Anyone?
 

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No one? This has to be one of the stupidest, strangest problems I've ever encountered--and I've been using Windows for ages.

I changed the password on both BitLocker volumes, but it didn't make a difference to this issue.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Maingear Shift
    CPU
    Intel 3970x (Overclocked to ~4.2 GHz)
    Motherboard
    Asus Rampage IV Extreme
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Titans (2 in SLI)
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster Z
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer T272hl
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 840 PRO (512 GB)
    Western Digital Black (4 TB)
    Western Digital Black (4 TB)
    Western Digital (300 GB)
    PSU
    Corsair Professional Digital Series AX1200i
    Case
    Maingear Shift (Modified Silverstone Raven)
    Cooling
    Maingear EPIC 180 Supercooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech G710+
    Mouse
    Logitech MX518
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avira Antivirus Suite
    Other Info
    Is anyone actually reading this?
I'm not sure, but I think this problem may have been due to EMET. After removing EMET, the problem went away. I have no idea why EMET would interfere in this way. I have found EMET to be more trouble than it's worth even if it wasn't the cause of this issue.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Maingear Shift
    CPU
    Intel 3970x (Overclocked to ~4.2 GHz)
    Motherboard
    Asus Rampage IV Extreme
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Titans (2 in SLI)
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster Z
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer T272hl
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 840 PRO (512 GB)
    Western Digital Black (4 TB)
    Western Digital Black (4 TB)
    Western Digital (300 GB)
    PSU
    Corsair Professional Digital Series AX1200i
    Case
    Maingear Shift (Modified Silverstone Raven)
    Cooling
    Maingear EPIC 180 Supercooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech G710+
    Mouse
    Logitech MX518
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avira Antivirus Suite
    Other Info
    Is anyone actually reading this?
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