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 ...

How many times have you been locked out of your PC because you accidentally spammed the wrong PIN or exceeded the max number of sign-in attempts? This and starting Windows in Safe Mode are two ...

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 ...

Oof, Windows is having a rough week. Only five days after a massive CrowdStrike update-slash-outage made headlines for crippling IT infrastructure all over the world (which, admittedly, is a ...

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

Microsoft has fixed a security bug that made Windows PCs boot into BitLocker recovery, instead of the regular boot-up process. BitLocker is a full disk encryption feature included with some Windows ...

BitLocker is Windows' built-in encryption feature that helps combat many data breach problems in the digital era. You can apply it to encrypt your hard drive and other storage devices. The tool is ...

Microsoft's own security researchers uncovered a set of of vulnerabilities in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE), one of which could have allowed attackers with direct physical device access to ...

I want to avoid triggering recovery mode for Bitlocker in a TPM + Bitlocker configuration. but I'm confused about if the following scenario would trigger it. I have a Bitlocker encrypted hard drive ...

Q: What are the pros and cons of using Windows BitLocker? A: You can do many things to help keep your computer secure, and encryption is one of those options. Various ...