If you're running Windows, you've probably run into the BitLocker Recovery screen at some point. Here's everything you need to know about the Microsoft program.

Last time I covered an introduction to BitLocker, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and what TPM does to assist in keeping your system secure. This time I'm writing about the most important aspect of ...

Enterprises with many Windows devices might struggle to know which have BitLocker enabled or where to find BitLocker recovery keys. These techniques can help.

For example, BitLocker lets users setup a flash drive with the information the PC needs for decrypting. Users that have a Microsoft Account can recover their BitLocker encryption key online too.

If you have the BitLocker recovery key, you can unlock the BitLocker encrypted hard drive partition through the Control Panel. However, if your Windows OS is corrupted and you cannot boot into ...

Use your mouse to highlight the entire BitLocker recovery key, then press "Ctrl-C" to copy the recovery key to the Windows clipboard. Close the key file and Notepad.

If you encounter BitLocker Recovery Error with Trace ID and it says "Something happened. Wait a bit, then try again", follow these solutions to fix the issue.

For now, users should seek out and enter their BitLocker recovery key. The company's support site has detailed instructions for recovering a BitLocker key.

To combat that, device encryption stores a recovery key. For domain accounts, the recovery key is stored in Active Directory, but in the common consumer case, using a Microsoft account, it is ...