Unlock sign beside every drive in my pc

I just started up my windows 11 and then it showed an unlock sign beside it what can i do to disable it?

Hi, thanks for reaching out! Please allow me to assist you.

I'm assuming you are referring to the unlocked padlock icon? It's an indication that Device encryption or BitLocker is enabled for the drive.

https://support.microsoft.com/windows/device-en...

If you would like to turn it off, follow the steps in the above link to manage BitLocker encryption, and choose to Turn off BitLocker. Turning off BitLocker might take a long time, depending on the size of your hard disk and usage. Ensure your PC is on a stable power source as well.

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It doesnt show the option of disabling the only option i see is of backing up the recovery keyImage

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Hello, thank you for your reply and screenshot.

The option to Turn off BitLocker does not appear when you are logged on as a normal user. Please login as an administrator and try again.

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