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 ...

If you encounter a BitLocker Recovery Error with a Trace ID, it could be due to one of the following reasons. OneDrive storage exhaustion is disrupting key sync ...

Update 19-Aug-2024: Microsoft has now resolved this bug. See details below. Five years ago, after a particularly embarrassing run of flawed Windows updates, Microsoft vowed to do better. Part of its ...

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 ...

Another Windows update, another glitch. Rolling out this past Patch Tuesday, Microsoft's July update has created a hiccup for some Windows users who secure their PCs through BitLocker. Affecting ...

After installing one of the several Windows updates that were released on October 14th or later, many Windows users have reported being asked to reset their systems via BitLocker Recovery, which ...

If your PC suddenly booted into BitLocker recovery mode after the latest Windows update, you’re not alone. Microsoft has confirmed that the October 2025 cumulative update is causing this problem on ...

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 ...

Last time I covered an introduction to BitLocker, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and what TPM does to assist in keeping your system secure. This time I'm writing about the most important aspect of ...