A patch is coming, but for now you'll need to enter your BitLocker recovery key to successfully boot into Windows.

Enterprises with many Windows devices might struggle to know which have BitLocker enabled or where to find BitLocker recovery keys. These techniques can help.

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.

You should store your BitLocker recovery key securely to ensure access if needed. You can save it to your Microsoft account, print it, keep it in a safe place, or store it on an external drive or USB.

How to Get Backup Codes Microsoft Visit your Microsoft Account page and hit the Security tab at the top. From there, you can change your password, add alternative email addresses and phone numbers ...

1] Verify the Microsoft account First and foremost, we will check the Microsoft account, as there is a higher chance that your BitLocker recovery key was connected to it during setup.

By choosing the “Save to your Microsoft account” option, BitLocker will automatically create the backup and upload it. Simply authenticate to Windows 10 with your Microsoft account, and your recovery ...

To combat that, device encryption stores a recovery key. For domain accounts, the recovery key is stored in Active Directory, but in the common consumer case, using a Microsoft account, it is ...

At this point you can check your Microsoft account again to see if Windows uploaded your recovery key – it shouldn’t have. Now just wait for your disk to finish encrypting.