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 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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft has acknowledged an issue affecting Windows 10 customers who have installed the KB4535680 security update that addresses a security feature bypass vulnerability in Secure Boot. Secure Boot ...

You mightn't think it, but the Windows 11 Recovery Environment is genuinely powerful.

I've had a laptop problem in that it won't boot. The data on the drive is secured with BitLocker. I'm looking to get the data off of the hard drive. Is there any way to do this with some sort of ...

Microsoft has confirmed that it provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI after receiving a valid legal demand tied to a federal investigation involving three laptops in Guam. The disclosure has ...

Sadly, I believe my notebook has bit the dust. That said, I have two more ideas but I am not optimistic. So, thinking ahead, what I would like to do is crack out the m2 drive in the notebook (easy, I ...