Fixed an issue BIOS update failed due to bitlocker but it wasn't actually running

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Had an issue where a BIOS update on a refurbished desktop failed because it said bitlocker was busy encrypting the drive despite that it actually wasn't. The current BIOS was about 3 years old. I found on a forum that someone with a similar issue updated to an intermittent BIOS, then was able to update to the current one. This worked for me too so I thought I would list it here. In my case, I just picked a BIOS that was released in the middle of the gap between the desktop's current BIOs and the latest one. Hope this helps.

Posted Nov 11, 2025, 9:53 PM UTC

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