Look for the 48-digit recovery key for this drive that matches its key ID (e.g., “BED9A0F3”). Now type in the 48-digit recovery key for this drive. Click Unlock. The drive is now unlocked.

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.

Learn how to get a 48-digit Bitlocker Recovery Key from CMD without Microsoft Account. Follow these steps to access your encrypted hard drive with your Bitlocker key.