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Why does Bitlocker startup take so long...hours, not seconds


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HP Laptop (Spectre x360, 12th Gen Intel Core i7, 2.3GHz; 16 GB RAM) with Windows 11 Pro.Upon startup, initial Bitlocker boot, the system has taken up to 3 hours to get to the field to enter the Bitlocker PIN (not the Recovery, just the PIN).In order of appearance:The Blue screenThe digital Keyboard (on the screen itself), 10-15 minutes laterThe word Bitlocker, 10-15 minutes laterEnter the PIN to unlock the drive, 30-45 minutes laterGray field with flashing cursor, 10-15 minutes laterOnce I finally get past the bitlocker decryption, the Microsoft password appears quickly and the OS starts very

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