4. Save to a Microsoft Account. If you are logged in to your Windows 11 PC using your Microsoft account, BitLocker can save recovery keys to your Microsoft account in the cloud. By choosing the “Save ...

Microsoft says that it will not use the recovery key for any purpose in its privacy policy, but legal coercion, hacking, or even bad actors within the company might undermine that promise.

It may be found on a printout, a USB flash drive, or the Microsoft account used to activate BitLocker. If you need help finding it, you can follow Microsoft's guide.

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After installing Windows 11, many users usually start using the system without checking important default settings. While the ...

Beyond the commonly known Windows Security, firewall, and BitLocker encryption, Microsoft offers a suite of tools and settings to enhance privacy and protect your sensitive information, whether you ...

Microsoft began pushing BitLocker with the Windows 11 23H2 update, which made BitLocker the default for new installations on supported systems. With 24H2, that setting expands to reinstallations ...

In April 2024, Microsoft fixed another issue that triggered incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors in some managed Windows environments. The company tagged this issue in October 2023 as a ...

Microsoft has finally managed to resolve a bug related to BitLocker encryption reporting. The issue was first confirmed in October last year, and it has finally been fixed on Windows 11 21H2.