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.

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

You can find the BitLocker Recovery Key for your BitLocker Encrypted Volume by saving it locally, using Microsoft Account or Azure Active Directory Account.

Affecting Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server, the bug prevents your PC from booting into Windows, instead resulting in a blue screen that asks for your BitLocker recovery key.

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.

Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to fix a known issue causing Windows 10 systems to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the May 2025 security updates.

First, some history. The issue was reported on May 15 by Windows Latest. “Windows 10 KB5058379 is causing PCs to boot into Windows Recovery and require BitLocker key. Windows Latest received ...