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 see This PC doesn't support entering a BitLocker recovery password during startup, enable WinRE, tweak Group Policy, verify TPM, recreate the recovery partition, etc.

The advantage of the Safe Mode option is that you may be able to recover a BitLocker-enabled PC without the necessary BitLocker recovery keys.

How to use Bitlocker correctly: ・ Back up the key: When you activate BitLocker (usually automatically with Windows Pro or Business), a recovery key is generated.

Enter the BitLocker Recovery key, including the dashes between them. After running the tool successfully, reboot the device to see if it fixed the CrowdStrike issue.

Starting with version 24H2, Windows 11 enables BitLocker Device Encryption by default on new installations, and the encryption key is automatically stored on your Microsoft account.

Microsoft has disabled a fix for a BitLocker security feature bypass vulnerability due to firmware incompatibility issues that were causing patched Windows devices to go into BitLocker recovery mode.