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How to find your BitLocker recovery key | Microsoft

If your system is asking you for your BitLocker recovery key, BitLocker likely ensured that a recovery key was safely backed up prior to activating protection. There are several places that your recovery key may be, depending on the choice that was made when activating BitLocker. This video is designed to help you find your BitLocker recovery key.

If you are unable to locate the BitLocker recovery key and can’t revert any configuration change that might have caused it to be required, you’ll need to reset your device using one of the Windows recovery options. Resetting your device will remove all of your files.

Table of Contents

0:00 Introduction
0:22 Find your BitLocker recovery key (personal Microsoft account)
1:00 Find your BitLocker recovery key (work or school account)
1:40 Conclusion

Learn more: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/finding-your-bitlocker-recovery-key-in-windows-6b71ad27-0b89-ea08-f143-056f5ab347d6

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33 thoughts on “How to find your BitLocker recovery key | Microsoft

  • If recovery keys are that important and bit locker is turned on by default, you need to force user to login

    or at least let user know if you disable secure boot you need your bit locker keys

    i came to Microsoft after 4 years worst experience never gonna use it again

  • I tested Ubuntu on an external USB, decided I don't want to install, reboot and I can't login anymore. Microsoft basically ransomwared me.

  • You don't even send verification codes!!! If we can't get verification codes we can't get the key. Just trash

  • #fucking Microsoft! Bitlocker I did NOT ask for NOR need forced down my throat! A bulls#it Microsoft account forced on me when I set up windows and I declined. Microsoft creates a problem for me and THEN forces me into their solution. Fu#k you Microsoft! I am going to delete windows and install Linux mint cinnamon. I am tired of this B.S. being forced onto me.

  • What is that, on my Microsoft account is not showing any recovery key. Its said that recovery key dont exist. What should i do now?

  • I hope the Product Manager for this feature has been laid off. Lol. Unnecessary stress.

  • Wow Microsoft it took me over 2 hours just to get your damn bitlocker unlocked

  • welp its over , im gonna fail my fucking exam because my revision notes and practice papers were on my other laptop. thanks alot microsoft

  • The fact that we are here proves why Linux should be the go to OS on our PCs instead of this Wintrash.

  • WHY MY RECOVERY KEY WAS NOT FOUND??

  • You best bet I will not reinstall windows after I find my recovery key somehow

  • I signed in my microsoft acc and did like your video but it said that No BitLocker recovery key found for this device. CAN You help me and tell me what to do

  • L'alerte est très minime par rapport au danger. Accepter de bien sensibiliser sur les conséquences.

  • This is bullshit!! Absolute joke!!! So i have to lose all my files, all my game progress, documents and absolutely everything is completely gone because of some fucking shithouse security feature that they invented which they cant fix?!?!??!?! What i dont understand is why cant Microsoft make it so when you get a laptop, it gives you this fucking "bitlocker" key to save and keep for when this bullshit happens. I had no idea what a bitlocker key was prior to this and as a consequence, i lose everything!!! Absolute jokemen microsoft cba anymore

  • it is very bad! pretty bad! I didn't turn on Bitlocker but someone else use their account to turn it on. Now I am stuck. This is very bad experience of using Microsoft.

  • Stupidest thing ever…stupid dell laptop..stupid bitlocker…updating my bios caused the no detection of tpm and now this bitlocker situation..i am just stuck in this hell hole.

  • I love not being able to login to my computer because I have to login to a keyboard layout with a password I didn’t know existed

  • My Microsoft account got deleted bc my dad died and that was his account so I can’t find my bitlocker recovery key and can’t get in to my £1500 laptop please I need help

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