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 ...

Learn how to get a 48-digit Bitlocker Recovery Key from CMD without Microsoft Account. Follow these steps to access your encrypted hard drive with your Bitlocker key.

Navigate to Devices > BitLocker keys and search using the recovery key ID shown on the recovery screen. If saved in Azure AD, you’ll see the device name, key ID, and recovery key.

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.

If you have your BitLocker recovery key handy, just enter it in the appropriate field. You should then be able to boot into Windows with no trouble. If you don't know the key offhand, ...

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.