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 ...

How to get BitLocker recovery key for Windows. Microsoft says your computer should return to its normal startup practices after you enter the BitLocker recovery key on the screen you're stuck on.

In the upcoming 24H2 update, Microsoft introduced BitLocker encryption as a default feature for Windows 11, ensuring automatic data security on new and clean installations. Previously restricted ...

To combat that, device encryption stores a recovery key. For domain accounts, the recovery key is stored in Active Directory, but in the common consumer case, using a Microsoft account, it is ...

But what is less well-known is that, if you are like most users and login to Windows 10 using your Microsoft account, your computer automatically uploaded a copy of your recovery key — which can ...

A Windows 10 Pro user is likely to be more advanced and able to manage the key on their own—or accept Microsoft’s help and store the key in their Microsoft account. If you think your PC will ...

If you're running Windows, you've probably run into the BitLocker Recovery screen at some point. Here's everything you need to know about the Microsoft program.

Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to fix a known issue causing Windows 10 systems to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the May 2025 security updates.

If you’re using BitLocker and you know your recovery key, no problem—just enter it and you should boot up normally with no repeat issues. At least, that’s what Microsoft’s bug message says ...

In the Windows Release Health notes, Microsoft writes that "devices can boot into Bitlocker recovery mode after installing the July updates". The authors continue: "This screen does not usually ...