BitLocker recovery key saved my PC after an update locked me out. Here’s how I used the recovery key from my Microsoft ...

Once again, Microsoft’s engineers have found themselves in hot water. A recent Windows 10 update—KB5058379—is causing ...

Microsoft released a security update, KB5058379, for Windows 10, and users got a BitLocker key screen issue. A workaround is ...

that shortcut goes directly to the page containing recovery keys. On a business account, click "Manage devices" and expand the menu for the device you're trying to unlock to see a "View BitLocker ...

Microsoft updated one of its support documents to confirm that there's a bug in KB5058379 that locks up Windows 10.

That will take you to a page like this one: There, you can search for your device name and confirm that the encryption key is accessible. The BitLocker recovery screen contains a Key ID ...

Visit Microsoft’s BitLocker recovery key page and sign in with your Microsoft account to find it. If you set up BitLocker Drive Encryption yourself, Windows prompted you to save and store a ...

Sign in with the Microsoft account you used on your PC. You will see the BitLocker recovery keys page after signing in. We have used X (after -Unlock) to represent a volume. You need to replace it ...

Microsoft describes the issue on a support page: "After installing the July 2024 Windows security update, released July 9, 2024 (KB5040442), you might see a BitLocker recovery screen upon booting ...

Microsoft has confirmed that some Windows 10 and Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 systems will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the May 2025 security updates. The BitLocker Windows ...