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.

During BitLocker’s initial configuration, users are prompted to select a destination for the recovery key. They might have stored it on a USB device, so if this is the case, plug the USB device ...

If you lose your BitLocker recovery key, you can open folders or drive using the encryption. Jeff Grundy. Contributor. Jeff Grundy has been writing computer-related articles and tutorials since 1995.

This recovery key can be used after, say, a motherboard replacement or when trying to recover data from a different Windows installation. ... BitLocker uses a fast symmetric algorithm ...

Last time I covered an introduction to BitLocker, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and what TPM does to assist in keeping your system secure. This time I'm writing about the most important aspect of ...

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 ...

Saving a recovery key to a text file is a good approach if you have a secure network location in mind. LEARN MORE: Check out this guide to Windows 11. 3. Print to Paper Or File. Worried about storing ...

A patch to fix the patch that caused admins to scamper for their recovery keys Microsoft has fixed a problem that sent affected Windows PCs scurrying into BitLocker recovery.… The problem, which ...