When you open This PC, one or more of your partitions may have a yellow exclamation point. You wonder if a problem with the hard drive causes this or how to remove the exclamation point icon.
Cause
The yellow exclamation point reminds you that BitLocker protection is suspended on that volume. The yellow exclamation icon does not indicate any hardware fault.
Resolution
Open Control Panel → System and Security → BitLocker Drive Encryption.
In this example, the F: drive is protected by BitLocker but is currently suspended. To remove the yellow exclamation point icon, you may resume BitLocker or turn it off for that volume.
Option 1: Resume BitLocker protection on that volume
In the BitLocker settings page in the Control Panel, click “Resume protection“.
This removes the yellow exclamation point for that volume.
Using PowerShell (alternate method)
Alternatively, you can run the following command in PowerShell (admin) to resume BitLocker for the F: drive.
Resume-BitLocker -MountPoint "F:"
Option 2: Turn off BitLocker protection on that volume
In the BitLocker settings page in the Control Panel, click “Turn off BitLocker“.
This removes the yellow exclamation point (as well as the lock icon) by turning off BitLocker for that volume.
Using PowerShell (alternate method)
Alternatively, you can run the following command in PowerShell (admin) to disable BitLocker for the F: drive.
Disable-BitLocker -MountPoint "F:"
References
Suspend BitLocker protection for non-Microsoft software updates – Windows Client | Microsoft Learn
Remove BitLocker Encryption from a drive via Windows 10 or 11 Home Edition
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