Yes, it is possible to BitLocker bypass drive encryption without the recovery key in some cases. While Microsoft does not provide an official method to decrypt a BitLocker-encrypted drive without the credentials, there are third-party tools available that can crack or circumvent BitLocker encryption...
unencrypted mode. Both operations can be done with volumes as attached disks (physical or logical) or raw images; for FileVault 2, PGP Disk and BitLocker, decryption and mounting can be performed using recovery key (if available).
Use my smart card to unlock the drive: Insert your smart card for the first step. Smart card PIN will be required when unlocking the drive. Step 3:Choose how to backup recovery key. You can save to your Microsoft account, a USB flash drive, a file or print recovery key. Note:...
and read from it the cached credentials, which you then use to get at EFS-protected files. With BitLocker, you can’t crack the cached credentials without first decrypting the disk. You can only do this with the recovery key, or from within the known-trusted OS once...