Bitlocker ?

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Just completed new build and was about to update bios on motherboard.Had bitlocker warning pre install.
Checked windows account and I have no bit locker key set up.
Am I ok to run bios update without any issues ?
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Can you clarify: is Bitlocker enabled or disabled on your primary drive?

Not having a key in your Windows account does not mean Bitlocker is disabled.

It isn't strictly Bitlocker that is the problem either, it is when the BIOS update resets the TPM keys, which can break both Windows Hello (signing in with a PIN) and Bitlocker.
 
Click start and type "bitlocker"

select bitlocker and check if its on or off, it should say under this section if it is or not.
 
Open Terminal (Admin) and type
Code: 
manage-bde -status

If you find the OS disk is encrypted and you didn't backup the recovery key
Code: 
mamage-bde -protectors -get c:

Then make a note of "Numerical Password: ID:" This long string of numbers is your recovery password.
 
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