HOW TO DISABLE BITLOCKER IN WINDOWS 11 (AND WHEN YOU SHOULDN'T)

Summary from the TLDR IT newsletter

Disabling BitLocker starts decrypting the drive, while suspending protection leaves the data encrypted but temporarily makes the encryption key accessible. This walkthrough explains the distinction and why short-term firmware maintenance or troubleshooting often calls for suspension rather than removing encryption entirely. The operational takeaway is to make resuming and verifying protection part of the endpoint maintenance runbook, not optional cleanup after the support ticket closes.