Yeah, in Bitlocker parlance it's referred to as a PIN, but it's basically a separate password from whatever accounts you might have. A blue Bitlocker screens appears in the pre-boot environment ...

If you see This PC doesn't support entering a BitLocker recovery password during startup, enable WinRE, tweak Group Policy, ...

Disable BitLocker Pre-Boot Authentication (Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise Editions) Connect the flash drive used as the BitLocker Pre-Boot Authentication key to an empty USB port on the computer.

Learn how to specify Minimum Length for BitLocker Startup PIN via Group Policy Editor in Windows. Minimum is 4, default is 6, Maximum is 20.

Yes. If you want to implement Bitlocker with minimal user interuptionand/or interaction I'm you are considering deploying Bitlocker protected by TPM only (no USB keys, no start PIN's, etc..).

Windows users who have installed a new KB5012170 security update for Secure Boot have encountered various issues, ranging from boots failing with BitLocker Recovery prompts to performance issues.

Windows bug causing BitLocker recovery mode after update poses new challenge for Microsoft users. No fix available yet, workaround involves retrieving recovery key through Microsoft account portal ...

Vole makes a mess Windows users are reporting BitLocker problems after installing last week's security update for Secure Boot. Patch KB5012170 was designed to plug Secure Boot holes and ...

Microsoft has acknowledged an issue affecting Windows 10 customers who have installed the KB4535680 security update that addresses a security feature bypass vulnerability in Secure Boot.

Windows users have been experiencing performance problems, boot failures, and receiving BitLocker Recovery prompts since installing the KB5012170 security update.

Microsoft also recommends that enterprise users of its BitLocker disk-encryption software set up a pre-boot PIN that the user must enter to start a computer.