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

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

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 confirmed on Tuesday that some Windows Server 2025 devices will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the ...

Back in May, a report suggested that Microsoft was looking to default-encrypt Windows 11 24H2 Home PCs. This could lead to potential performance loss, even on fast NVMe SSDs, though CPUs can be a ...

Windows 11 KB5083769 is not a big update, but on a few PCs, it could trigger a BitLocker recovery screen alert, and Microsoft ...

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 ...

Microsoft warned that some Windows devices will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the July 2024 Windows security updates. The BitLocker Windows security feature mitigates the risk of data ...

What to do: Users should have their BitLocker recovery keys ready before installing the October security update for Windows 10 and 11. If the update triggers the security feature and users cannot ...

Oof, Windows is having a rough week. Only five days after a massive CrowdStrike update-slash-outage made headlines for crippling IT infrastructure all over the world (which, admittedly, is a ...