Microsoft has added new BitLocker encryption guides on its official website. These are meant to explain to users what BitLocker does and how to recover and/or back up the necessary BitLocker keys.

If you're running Windows, you've probably run into the BitLocker Recovery screen at some point. Here's everything you need to know about the Microsoft program.

The BitLocker recovery key is saved to your Microsoft Account by default. Though it may be backed up at several places before activating the BitLocker protection, depending on the choices that ...

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.

Setting up BitLocker on a Windows 11 PC. ... 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.

Windows will prompt you to back up your BitLocker recovery key and suspend encryption before updating the BIOS for your own safety. To get around this issue, you must do the following things upon ...

In some documents I've seen the recovery password stored on a USB device referred to as the recovery key. Whatever it's called, it's essentially the same thing – the string of numbers needed to get ...

All BitLocker keys associated with your account are stored there, and you can access them by logging in to the recovery site. Step 1: Navigate to the Microsoft Bitlocker recovery page .

If you're running Windows, you've probably run into the BitLocker Recovery screen at some point. Here's everything you need to know about the Microsoft program.