This recovery key is a unique 48-digit numerical password that works as a backup unlock method when BitLocker cannot verify your identity through normal login.

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.

If you find yourself faced with a BItLocker key request and don't have it at hand, don't fret. There are a number of ways to recover it. Here's how to do it.

Let’s say you use BitLocker Drive Encryption to store your files and you later experience a problem with your PC and need that recovery key. If you don’t have it anymore, you’re toast.

A patch is coming, but for now you'll need to enter your BitLocker recovery key to successfully boot into Windows.

The bug can cause PCs to show the BitLocker recovery screen when booting up. You can work around the issue by entering a BitLocker recovery key.

You can now recover a PC affected by the CrowdStrike outage without BitLocker recovery keys, at least in certain situations.

It deletes all TPM stored keys, which may affect access to encrypted data. Therefore, always suspend BitLocker and back up important data before resetting to avoid any data loss.

Encrypting your C drive (using tools like BitLocker or FileVault) scrambles all data on the drive, rendering it unreadable without the correct password, PIN, or recovery key.

OK, apparently using Bitlocker with Vista Backup is impossible or very difficult.<BR><BR>Does anyone have experience using TrueCrypt with Vista Ultimate's built-in backup feature?

I've got about 500 laptops here on BitLocker, having switched from Symantec PGP. It's not labor-intensive at all to escrow the TPM and BitLocker recovery keys in AD as you can make that part ...