Learn how to change the default folder location for saving the BitLocker Recovery Key. Instead of the Desktop, save it in a safe and secure folder.

Fix You'll no longer be able to use Windows Recovery Environment if you turn on BitLocker error in Windows 11/10, by using ...

The Windows 10 boot and shared data partitions somehow got encrypted with Bitlocker (and thus are inaccessible from the Win 8.1 install) after a repair shop swapped the motherboard.

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

By choosing the “Save to your Microsoft account” option, BitLocker will automatically create the backup and upload it. Simply authenticate to Windows 10 with your Microsoft account, and your recovery ...

As users of Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise have access to, and will likely use, the full-disk encryption BitLocker feature, Microsoft has acted quickly.

That starts the BitLocker Drive Encryption wizard. Enter a password and save a recovery key so that you can regain access to the data if you forget that password.

While device encryption is available in all versions of Windows 10, it has a particular significance in the Home version, where the full BitLocker isn't available.

Use your mouse to highlight the entire BitLocker recovery key, then press "Ctrl-C" to copy the recovery key to the Windows clipboard. Close the key file and Notepad.

July’s Windows 11 update is sending PCs into BitLocker recovery Windows issues continue to pile up as a recent update is now causing headaches shortly after the huge CrowdStrike outage.