BitLocker Drive Encryption: Recovery key not working on Windows 7 - Microsoft Community

hello sir, i"m using windows 7 ultimate on computer. have an external hard drive , turned on "bitlocker drive encryption" protect data.

                                    encryption process slow that's why decided turn off bitlocker drive encryption. read many faqs on microsoft forum , came know turn off bitlocker need decrypt drive. so, after 11% of encryption being done chose decrypt. decrypting process on going slow encryption process was. pause decryption process , remove hdd computer.

                                    after days have inserted hdd in computer , asking recovery key not password unlock drive. trying open hdd asking recovery key only although have password unlock hdd previously.

                                     now found bitlocker drive encryption recovery key computer , paste recovery key asking "type recovery key". after click on next button showing error "error recovering disk g: recovery key typed not correct. type again". thought might wrong recovery key checked full 'bitlocker recovery identification key' frame frame copy of saved one.

                                     so embarrassing. please fix this. tell me if there process unlock drive password.

the encryption process slow that's why decided turn off bitlocker drive encryption.

->the bitlocker encryption process cannot interrupted. here says on screen:

if killed process data lost. need restore external backup medium.

Windows / Windows 7 / Security & privacy