If BitLocker is asking for Recovery Key after Windows Update, and you don't have the BitLocker Recovery Key, see this post ...

Windows 11 updates KB5083769 and KB5082052 trigger BitLocker recovery prompts on enterprise PCs with specific Group Policy and Secure Boot configurations.

Some Windows 11 PCs hit BitLocker recovery after the April 2026 update. Here's what's causing it and how to fix this problem.

New warning for Windows users. Barely 48 hours after Microsoft’s new security update went live, we had warnings that its first serious issue was causing havoc for some users. Microsoft has now ...

BitLocker is a disk encryption feature in Windows that protects your data by encrypting entire drives. Sometimes, the BitLocker screen appears on system startup, preventing users from booting into ...

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 ...

Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows 11 April 2026 cumulative update, KB5083769, can cause some systems to boot into BitLocker recovery after installation.

Microsoft is rolling out hardware-accelerated BitLocker in Windows 11 to address growing performance and security concerns by leveraging the capabilities of system-on-a-chip and CPU. BitLocker is the ...

If you’re on Windows 11, there’s a good chance you’re using BitLocker to protect your system files and personal data. BitLocker is enabled on most Windows 11 PCs by default, and that’s a good thing ...

I always want to make sure my new Windows PC is protected against security threats. Here are five things I do with that goal in mind.

Microsoft is making significant enhancements to a core Windows 11 security feature, bringing performance improvements of up to 70%. BitLocker is a fairly important security feature in Windows that you ...