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 ...

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.

Update: Microsoft has confirmed a true fix is coming so users don't have to manually work around the problem. In a separate article, the company has also detailed another security fix for a BitLocker ...

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. Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to fix a known issue ...

How many times have you been locked out of your PC because you accidentally spammed the wrong PIN or exceeded the max number of sign-in attempts? This and starting Windows in Safe Mode are two ...

A family member recently came to me with this strange Bitlocker issue on a dual boot laptop that occurred after the motherboard was replaced due to a water spill. The Windows 10 boot and shared data ...

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. The ...

The error “Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption Enabled” prevents you from enabling the Windows Recovery Environment. WinRE is ...

BitLocker is a crucial Windows feature that helps secure the data on your PC. The full version of BitLocker is only available on Windows 11 Pro, but you can still use it to a lesser degree on Windows ...