Windows Control Panel unexpectedly says that some BitLocker settings are managed by y

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Microsoft has confirmed a new bug that is related to BitLocker.  The issue impacts Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices, including the very latest versions.

Windows may unexpectedly display a message about Bitlocker settings

Users may notice a message being displayed in the Control Panel page for BitLocker Encryption on their computer. The message reads as follows: "For your security, some settings are managed by your administrator."

According to a support page referred to as KB5051141 on Microsoft's website, the message is displayed on PCs that have BitLocker enabled. More specifically, the message may appear on unmanaged devices which use the Trusted Platform Module (TPM).

A managed device is one that is handled by a company, organization or school's IT department. This could cause some confusion among users, especially if they are the sole user of a PC, e.g. a home computer. Naturally, people may worry whether they have been hacked, or if their system has been hit by a virus. Hey, my computer is not managed, why am I seeing this message?

Relax! There is no need to panic if you come across the message on your computer, it is not going to break your PC, as it is not an error per se. Windows just seems to be reporting the status incorrectly, and that is why Microsoft has published the document, to reassure people that it is a known issue, i.e. there is nothing wrong with your PC.

As for fixing the problem, there is no workaround for removing the annoying message at the moment. Microsoft says it is working on a solution to resolve the error.

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