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. It’s a ...

If you want to store Bitlocker recovery keys in Active Directory, follow the steps below. Configure GPO to store BitLocker Recovery information in Active Directory Domain Services Enable BitLocker ...

To fix the “Cannot install Windows, BitLocker Drive Encryption is enabled on selected partition” error, suspend BitLocker via Settings or Control Panel, or use your recovery key to unlock the drive.

I was recently talking to someone I know about using Windows Defender to scan their system, and they decided to use the "offline scan" option (the one that reboots and does a scan before loading ...

October 2025 updates (KB5066835/KB5066791) can force some PCs into BitLocker recovery. Issue hits Intel Modern Standby PCs more; a 48-digit BitLocker recovery key may be required to unlock the drive.

If you encounter a BitLocker Recovery Error with a Trace ID, it could be due to one of the following reasons. OneDrive storage exhaustion is disrupting key sync ...