How to find your saved BitLocker recovery key online When you sign in to Windows on a new PC using a Microsoft account, Windows uses the built-in device encryption option and automatically saves ...

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.

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.

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. If you don’t have it anymore, you’re toast. Those ...

Note: If you’ve encrypted your device, you’ll need the BitLocker recovery key to use certain tools. BitLocker and Auto-DE are important metrics this time around on Windows 11 24H2 and in case ...

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 ...

BitLocker recovery key saved my PC after an update locked me out. Here’s how I used the recovery key from my Microsoft account to unlock encrypted drives.