Windows 11 Unable to format or remove encryption on unlocked bitlock drive.

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Greetings,I have a microSD card with bitlocker that I can unlock with my password and view the files on, but I'm unable to remove the encryption or format the drive. I've tried on both Windows 10 and Windows 11, and I get similar errors. I do NOT need to recover information, I just want to wipe the drive so I can use it for other devices. Quick and "normal" formatting fails, regardless of if I change or keep the file system, with error "Windows was unable to complete the format." occurring each time.Check Disk indicates no errors. I receive error code 0x8007001f when I attempt to remove bitloc

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