However, for those with nation-state adversaries—adversaries that may be able to legally compel Microsoft to hand over a key or even hack the company to retrieve a key—it may be more of a threat.

If Bitlocker keeps asking for Recovery key at startup in Windows 11/10 you can get out of the BitLocker Recovery loop by following these steps.

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

BitLocker recovery key is a full-disk encryption feature in Microsoft Windows Pro and Enterprise operating systems. It is a unique 48-digit numerical password that can lock or unlock the data ...

The good and bad to retrieving password Originally published May 4, 2012 at 12:00 pm Updated May 4, 2012 at 2:01 pm A parent buys a notebook for daughter but can't remember the password.

Coming later this year, Intune will let IT pros recover BitLocker keys, including the ability to set a "user self-service key recovery" capability.

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 ...

In some documents I've seen the recovery password stored on a USB device referred to as the recovery key. Whatever it's called, it's essentially the same thing – the string of numbers needed to get ...