Question: What are the pros and cons of using Windows BitLocker? Answer: You can do many things to help keep your computer secure, and encryption is one of those options. ...

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.

If you can’t find your BitLocker recovery key, this post will help you. BitLocker is a volume encryption feature in Windows that lets you encrypt an entire volume to protect your data. It ...

Retrieve your 48-digit BitLocker Recovery Key.; On the Recovery screen, press Enter. When you are prompted, input the recovery key. If your device starts in the (WinRE) and prompts you for the ...

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.

I've read about attacks on FDE where the RAM is dumped, either through firewire, or by freezing the RAM and plugging it into a special machine, etc. I was curious if anyone knew, because I've ...

Saving a recovery key to a text file is a good approach if you have a secure network location in mind. LEARN MORE: Check out this guide to Windows 11. 3. Print to Paper Or File. Worried about storing ...

We do this all the time at work with dislocker and the archived BitLocker recovery keys when we need data off of a device that was removed from the network for various reasons.

I just encrypted my OS drive with Bitlocker, and am in the process of doing the same to my data drive. I do not have a TPM module, and have opted to use a password to unlock the OS drive. During ...

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.