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 ...

After installing Windows 11, many users usually start using the system without checking important default settings. While the ...

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 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.

As long as you have Server 2012 or higher, the ability to manage BitLocker recovery keys is enabled by default. To view the recovery keys, enable the BitLocker Drive Encryption Administration utility.

If you need but can’t get a BitLocker key, use Recover from safe mode instead. It’s more involved, but finally offers a way into machines that have otherwise been closed off .