This key is 48 digits long and can be found in whichever source you used to activate BitLocker. It may be found on a printout, a USB flash drive, or the Microsoft account used to activate BitLocker.

Question: What are the pros and cons of using Windows BitLocker? Answer: You can do many things to help keep your computer secure, and encryption is one of those options. ...

Last month's BitLocker Recovery bug should be a wake-up call for everyone who owns a Windows PC. Make sure you have a copy of your recovery key so you can avoid being locked out of your data files.

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 ...

BitLocker supports TPM version 1.2 or higher. TPM is supported in newer computers, but what if your computer hardware doesn't support TPM? Luckily, Microsoft's BitLocker also supports removable USB ...

I just encrypted my OS drive with Bitlocker, and am in the process of doing the same to my data drive. I do not have a TPM module, and have opted to use a password to unlock the OS drive. During ...

Users often forget passwords. One of our own customers fielded 200 calls per month from forgetful users requesting password resets, in the short period after deploying BitLocker. In each case, the ...

Of course, there is a way to uninstall BitLocker so you never need the key, but that’s not really a good idea as it leaves your data unprotected.

As Gartner’s MacDonald points out, even if you follow proper procedure and back up BitLocker keys into Active Directory, you need to also make sure the AD repository itself (e.g., Windows Server ...