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673 questions with Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key tags
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Systems prompt for BitLocker recovery key after power failure.
After power failure several systems prompt for the BitLocker recovery key. There is an option to skip this drive, and the system will boot without the key. This isn't a big problem except for the remote worker trying to connect to their systems…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-08-18T18:44:57.61+00:00
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Chuck Frost
41
Reputation points
answered 2025-08-19T08:34:43.49+00:00
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Quinnie Quoc
1,545
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
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No option to downgrade Windows 10 LTSC 2021 to LTSC 2015
Hi all, I need a Windows 10 LTSC 2015 license for a system which the existing RAID hard disk failed, and I do not have the license key backup. Refer to previous post as follow, I would be able to downgrade the LTSC 2021 to LTSC 2015. However, after…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
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Im locked out of my computer at work but didn’t bitlocker enabled and i NEED to unlock computer, is there any other way to get a recovery key without having to restart the computer!
The computer i was for work, at work, is totally locked out and says i need a recovery key to unlock it- bur I couldn’t find it anywhere through mobile. Searching more, it says the bitlocker needed to be enabled and it was not enabled so i ahve no way of…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-07-18T16:08:43.0733333+00:00
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Kaylee Johnson
0
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edited an answer 2025-07-30T06:51:21.9066667+00:00
Brian Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
540
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
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Bitlocker Encryption frozen and drive un-accessable
Whilst upgrading from a Dell desktop PC to a new Dell desktop PC. The old PC running Windows 11 had 2 drives: a SSD boot drive and a mechanical HDD full of data I wanted to transfer. I was copying data from the HDD to the new PC across a network using…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2024-09-23T16:40:45+00:00
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Anonymous
edited an answer 2025-06-11T10:49:56.71+00:00
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JuliaMarvin
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Everytime I boot up my pc, I get the bitlocker recovery screen, after I enter the key, I can't sign in because it says I have to set up a pin.
I have a 24 version of All-in-one PC, recently it all started with me messing around Services app and turning off two of the listed in the Services app which I forgot unfortunately, then restarted my PC which caused an issue when I logged in so I turned…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2024-11-09T18:31:42+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-28T07:31:26+00:00
Anonymous
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Drive formatting
Hi, I can't retrieve my BitLocker recovery key and need to format my drive. I have tried formating the drive through the advanced option without luck, please could you advise how I can get my drive formatted. Reginald
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-02-26T09:27:23+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-26T12:43:15+00:00
Anonymous
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How do I get through a BitLocker screen that's not working
Whenever I enter the 48 digit pin in the BitLocker screen, it tells me "Your PC did not start correctly." It gives me the option to restart and the advanced options, but they both they both take me back to the BitLocker screen telling me to…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-02-25T15:00:07+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-26T05:47:00+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers
Windows crashed every time I plug or unplug External gpu.
I have a laptop running Windows 11 pro, I also use thunderbolt 4 external gpu with rtx 3090 inside. I use this combo for data science tasks and then the famous issue of bottleneck should not be any big trouble since I'm not gaming. You can assume I did…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-02-14T06:41:58+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-25T08:54:49+00:00
Anonymous
4 answers
Bitlocker recovery key not working (I am using the correct key)
BitLocker is not working. No matter how many times I tried. I tried to format it and that didn't work either. Urgent help. My pc model : Surface Laptop Yystem Version Windows 10 Professional *** Moved from Windows / Windows 10 / Security and privacy…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-02-10T12:28:29+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-23T21:48:03+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers
. Help me restore my recovery key.
Help I've misplaced my recovery key and am quite concerned. I'm hoping someone can offer advice on how to retrieve it. I understand the importance of this key and would greatly appreciate any assistance. I've already tried a few things, but haven't…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-02-21T17:09:52+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-21T20:03:55+00:00
Anonymous
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We didnt turn on Bitlocker but after an update its on and won''t allow us access to the computer
We are experiencing a critical issue with our computer after a recent update. BitLocker appears to have been enabled, but we did not turn it on and when we were able to access the site for the recovery key it didn't work despite multiple checks and…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-02-11T08:33:40+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-21T12:17:23+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers
Can't enable BitLocker on single internal hard drive
So I have two internal hard drives of the same model but one has Bitlocker enabled and the other doesn't appear to have an option for Bitlocker (the one labeled as Bus Number 5, assigned to D: , while Bus Number 4 has it enabled, which is assigned to…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-02-18T17:25:48+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-21T08:04:30+00:00
Anonymous
2 answers
BitLocker recovery screen
hello, in january after automatic updates my computer got blocked by a blue screen asking for BitLocker recovery key - my computer is protected by a startup key saved on a pen drive, I got this computer from another person and all i have is just the…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-02-20T17:56:26+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-21T01:55:15+00:00
Anonymous
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Sudden locking of the drive - Bitlocker malfunction?
I have a Dell laptop and subscribe to Microsoft 365 etc. All of a sudden when booting the computer I was confronted by a screen telling me that I needed the Bitlocker Recovery Key to unlock the computer. I have never set up Bitlocker protection…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-01-16T22:12:50+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-20T07:38:57+00:00
Anonymous
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No bitlocker key
A few months ago, I upgraded windows 10 to windows 11. It took forever, so I went to sleep. I woke up the next day and worked as usual, and didn’t think anything about it even though my computer slowed down tremendously. I did not know that I could roll…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-02-18T22:21:24+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-20T05:53:16+00:00
Anonymous
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Windows update 2/12/2025 causing bit locker trigger.
Today 2/12/2025, I updated my Lenovo Yoga with an update. This triggered the blue bit locker screen. I made every attempt to unlock it but it will not let me type anything in. I tried to hard reset it by holding down the power button, and it keeps saying…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-02-13T01:01:48+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-19T08:51:54+00:00
Anonymous
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Bitlocker keeps coming up even after putting number In, how can I resolve this issue?
Bitlocker keeps coming up even after entering number, how can I resolve this issue? *** Moved from Windows / Other/Unknown / Security and privacy / Security and privacy ***
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-02-14T23:52:33+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-19T08:04:38+00:00
Anonymous
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MBAM delays in escrow of recovery key and event logging
We have MBAM solution 2.5.1143.00, running on W10 and W11 systems. Solutions seems to be working. We can get to Selfservice and Helpdesk portals, recover keys, etc., and checking the SQL database, in \MBAM Recovery and…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-02-18T08:34:56+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-19T07:24:41+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers
BitLocker on Lenovo Yoga 7i 2in1
So when I took off the screen aka beheading the laptop, I took off the WIFI antenna off and thought to buy a UGREEN WIFI adapter and it worked! However when my computer shuts down or goes in sleep mode I don’t know which one, but when I restart it. It…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-02-18T11:57:45+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-19T07:21:51+00:00
Anonymous
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I couldn't find my bitlocker recovery key in Microsoft account and I didn't set any even initially but now my PC is not openingand asking for bit locker Key
I couldn't find my bitlocker recovery key in Microsoft account and I didn't set any even initially but now my PC is not openingand asking for bit locker Key *** Moved from Windows / Windows 11 / Recovery and backup ***
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2025-02-18T19:07:21+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-02-19T07:19:47+00:00
Anonymous