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 ...

It may be true that Microsoft has the decryption keys to your encrypted hard disk if you bought a PC with Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 preinstalled, if it supports device encryption (we still come ...

If you haven’t noticed BitLocker on your new computer it may be because, well, you skipped creating a Microsoft account and used a local account. If you did that, BitLocker is not turned on.

Since Windows 11 24H2, Device Encryption automatically turns on when you clean install and sign in with a Microsoft account. This only affects fresh installs or new PCs with 24H2 preinstalled—not ...

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

If you have compatible hardware and you choose to log in with a Microsoft account (as both Windows 8 and Windows 10 want you to do), a copy of your recovery key is stored on Microsoft's servers.

As a workaround, Microsoft suggests entering these Bitlocker keys. If you remembered to back up the Bitlocker keys beforehand, you can find them in your Microsoft account. There they can be found ...

Microsoft’s solution for BitLocker management is Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM). On the surface, it is easy to see why an IT manager or administrator might consider ...