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 ...

Microsoft has warned that some systems may boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the October 2025 Windows security updates. BitLocker is a Windows security feature that encrypts storage drives ...

It can be quite frustrating and alarming to see There are no more BitLocker recovery options on your PC, especially when you are locked out of the system. This error ...

Since BitLocker heavily relies on WinRE to handle pre-boot authentication, including the recovery password prompt, if WinRE is disabled, corrupted, or not properly ...

Microsoft has confirmed that some Windows 10 and Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 systems will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the May 2025 security updates. The BitLocker Windows ...

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.

After installing one of the several Windows updates that were released on October 14th or later, many Windows users have reported being asked to reset their systems via BitLocker Recovery, which ...

With so much hacking, scamming, theft, and spying in the digital world, encryption is becoming more popular. You see it in messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp, in secure connections to websites ...

You might have encountered encryption on messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc. It is nothing but securing your messages. When your messages are encrypted, they can only be read by the ...

The Windows security updates that Microsoft distributed for the October Patch Day can cause the Bitlocker recovery to start when the computer is restarted. The boot process can then only be completed ...