If you cannot start your computer due to a BitLocker blue screen, this guide will provide you with the steps to find and apply the recovery key on Windows 11 and 10.
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Windows 11, 10: Find and use BitLocker recovery key to unlock PC
In Windows 11 (and 10), the BitLocker recovery key for your computer can be found in four different places, depending on the option you used when exporting the key during encryption.
As part of drive encryption, BitLocker creates a 48-character recovery key. You may need to use this key (or password) to unlock the computer's drive so that the operating system can start properly.
Usually, you won't need to unlock your device for a long time, but unexpected problems can always arise. We've already seen system updates where users were prompted to enter the encryption recovery key due to bugs. The prompt can also appear due to corruption or another problem with the TPM (Trusted Platform Module) on the motherboard, as this is the chip on which the operating system stores important information such as the BitLocker key to unlock your device and boot it normally.
