Lock a BitLocker drive without restarting

 
 
  • Gérald Barré

Windows Explorer does not provide a way to lock a BitLocker-protected drive once it has been unlocked. You can re-lock it using the following command (run as administrator):

Shell
manage-bde -lock e:

Or using PowerShell (run as administrator):

PowerShell
Lock-BitLocker -MountPoint e:

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