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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unlock BitLocker-encrypted Drive via File Explorer Unlock BitLocker-encrypted Drive via Control Panel Unlock BitLocker-encrypted Drive via Command Prompt. Now go to where you backed up the BitLocker ...

Encryption is a wonderful thing. While I don’t run full-drive encryption on my Windows desktop at home—courtesy of BitLocker—that’s only because I’m the only one who ever uses my system and I don’t ...

Microsoft can hand over BitLocker recovery keys to governments, meaning your encrypted data isn’t private. BitLocker suggests saving keys to your Microsoft Account by default, letting Microsoft access ...