If you're running Windows 11 Pro, Windows prompts you to save the recovery key when you first turn on BitLocker encryption. Windows gives you three (or four) options for saving a recovery key.

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.

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.

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.

Your BitLocker recovery key is crucial. Let’s say you use BitLocker Drive Encryption to store your files and you later experience a problem with your PC and need that recovery key.

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Yesterday, Microsoft released the KB5041585 cumulative update for Windows 11 that brought some important changes.. Unlike the KB5041580 patch for Windows 10, which basically only fixes problems ...

First, some history. The issue was reported on May 15 by Windows Latest.. “Windows 10 KB5058379 is causing PCs to boot into Windows Recovery and require BitLocker key.

BitLocker and Device Encryption are critical tools for protecting a PC’s data from thieves. Here’s everything you need to know about the encryption technologies built into Windows 10 and 11.

You can work around the issue by entering a BitLocker recovery key. Microsoft is investigating the issue and working on a permanent fix. Microsoft releases Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 on ...