Here’s how you can mount the encrypted Windows partition inside Linux in a dual boot setup.
Here’s the scenario. My system came with Windows 10 Pro and that came with BitLocker encryption. I installed Ubuntu in the dual boot mode even with the BitLocker encryption enabled for Windows.
You can easily access the Windows files from within Linux. No hi-fi stuff here. Just go to the file manager and click on the Windows partition which is located usually under the “Other Locations” tab.
The process is not too complicated with BitLocker encrypted Windows partition as well. It’s just that when you try to mount the Windows partition, it will ask for the password.
It works though. In my case, I entered the 48 digit BitLocker recovery password and it decrypted the Windows partition and mounted it without any issue in Ubuntu 21.10 with GNOME 40.
Try your BitLocker password. If that does not work, try the recovery password. For normal Windows 10 Pro users, the recovery password is stored in your Microsoft account.
