BitLocker locked me out of my PC after a system update, but the recovery key saved me. I found it on my Microsoft account under the device’s details and used it to unlock each encrypted drive.

It’s unusual for BitLocker recovery to trigger automatically unless we make a change to the hardware or BIOS settings. Several users told Windows Latest that a BitLocker Recovery (Windows Boot ...

To fix the “Cannot install Windows, BitLocker Drive Encryption is enabled on selected partition” error, suspend BitLocker via Settings or Control Panel, or use your recovery key to unlock the ...

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Navigate to Devices > BitLocker keys and search using the recovery key ID shown on the recovery screen. If saved in Azure AD, you’ll see the device name, key ID, and recovery key.

If you're running Windows 11 Pro, Windows prompts you to save the recovery key when you first turn on BitLocker encryption. Windows gives you three (or four) options for saving a recovery key.

If you choose not to store your BitLocker recovery key with your Microsoft account online, you’ll want to store it somewhere else safe and secure. You may want to print it on a piece of paper ...

We survey the key cloud storage options available from Microsoft Azure, which include Files, Blob, Elastic SAN, Managed Disk and NetApp files, for a range of use cases.

How do you protect a PC filled with confidential files and personal secrets? Every Windows edition includes the ability to encrypt the system drive, and business editions can use the full set of ...

There are several different keys to save, and the BitLocker Recovery screen will note several characters to identify which key to use. The final and least common way to bypass the BitLocker ...

BitLocker and Device Encryption are critical tools for protecting a PC’s data from thieves. Here’s everything you need to know about the encryption technologies built into Windows 10 and 11.