{"id":13246,"date":"2018-11-07T14:19:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T14:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=13246"},"modified":"2018-11-07T14:19:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T14:19:05","slug":"change-bitlocker-pin-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/change-bitlocker-pin-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change BitLocker PIN in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How do I change the BitLocker PIN? It&#8217;s a good practice to change your BitLocker PIN periodically to ensure the security of your operating system drive. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you the easiest ways to change BitLocker PIN in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Change BitLocker PIN in File Explorer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/5-methods-to-open-file-explorer-in-windows-8-1\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open File Explorer<\/a>. Right-click on your operating system drive which is encrypted with BitLocker, and select &#8220;<strong>Change BitLocker PIN<\/strong>&#8221; from the context menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/change-bitlocker-pin-context-menu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"582\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13248\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter the old PIN and then enter the new PIN twice, click on <strong>Change PIN<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/change-bitlocker-startup-pin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13249\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You should receive the message &#8220;<em>the PIN has been successfully changed<\/em>&#8221; immediately. If you&#8217;ve forgotten your BitLocker PIN, just click the &#8220;<strong>Reset a forgotten PIN<\/strong>&#8221; link underneath. It will let you set up a new PIN without asking for your current PIN.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/reset-forgotten-bitlocker-pin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"324\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Change BitLocker PIN from Command Line<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-elevated-command-prompt-from-standard-user-in-windows\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open an elevated Command Prompt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/run-cmd-as-administrator-from-search.png\" width=\"393\" height=\"463\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To change your BitLocker PIN, enter the following command into the Command Prompt window. If your Windows partition is not <strong>C:<\/strong>, use the drive letter that&#8217;s correct for your system.<br \/>\n<code>manage-bde -changepin C:<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/change-bitlocker-pin-from-command-prompt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"282\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13251\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once pressing Enter, you&#8217;ll be prompted to enter the new PIN twice. For security reasons, you will not be able to see your new PIN as you type it.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do I change the BitLocker PIN? It&#8217;s a good practice to change your BitLocker PIN periodically to ensure the security of your operating system drive. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you the easiest ways to change BitLocker PIN in Windows 10. Method 1: Change BitLocker PIN in File Explorer Open File Explorer. 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