Our bitlocker setup puts all the critical information in Active Directory tied to the computer object. So I start bitlockering this machine and then I realize I have typed the name of the machine ...

If the recovery key is not available in your Microsoft account, proceed to the next solution. 2] Search for the recovery key. During BitLocker’s initial configuration, users are prompted to ...

The second and most common way to bypass the BitLocker Recovery screen is using a recovery key. This key is 48 digits long and can be found in whichever source you used to activate BitLocker.

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.

To combat that, device encryption stores a recovery key. For domain accounts, the recovery key is stored in Active Directory, but in the common consumer case, using a Microsoft account, it is ...

If you don’t know the recovery key, you can find it in your Microsoft Account or your Azure Active Directory Account. If BitLocker keeps asking for Recovery key at startup even after multiple ...

Last time I covered an introduction to BitLocker, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and what TPM does to assist in keeping your system secure. This time I'm writing about the most important aspect of ...

If you don’t have access to Azure AD, you can use on-premises Active Directory to manage your BitLocker recovery keys. As long as you have Server 2012 or higher, the ability to manage BitLocker ...

BitLocker recovery key saved my PC after an update locked me out. Here’s how I used the recovery key from my Microsoft account to unlock encrypted drives.