Windows 10: How to get Bitlocker Recovery Key of Locked Drives , i have checked none of keys saved in...

as Subjected , I have Purchased system on 2021 , which is Locked out by Bitlocker , all Drive is getting Locked and I'm unable to find the bitlocker recovery keys , as i have consult and Checked My Login of Outlook Don't have theOS build - 10.0.22631.4460 Currently running with win 11 updated ver. Recove

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Bitlocker Process - 2 bek (startup) keys and one recovery key

I don't know if this what should happen but I was watching the process of key storage as I went through the BitLocker encryption process.

To see what was happening on the usb drive to which I was saving the startup and recovery keys I had to enable 'show system files' in order to see the .bek key.* I have seen posts stating that these are 'hidden files'. Maybe they are both? I am assuming that if the restart to check that usb key works succeeds, then presumably the machine is 'booting' from the usb key (.bek file)...?

1. Turned bitlocker on the C drive
2. usb drive was preselected to save STARTUP KEY
3. clicked on save
4. ONE bek key created on USB drive
5. Question re save location for recovery key > selected save to usb flash drive
6. USB drive preselected > clicked on save
7. Another bek key and recovery key saved with same timestamp
8. clicked on next > encrypt entire drive > run check > restart

So TWO .bek (startup) keys......Does anyone know why two?

One for each partition although I did not yet have BitLocker turned on my data partition.
Or maybe one for the Windows recovery partition?* Although I thought I had read that this remained unencrypted...?

 

how to save a bitlocker recovery key to a USB drive

I have a bitlocker recovery key and don't know how to save it to my usb drive in case to use usb to unlock my locked drive. Please help

 

recovery bitlocker blue screen

Hi Rick,

Please follow the suggestions below and check if you are able to boot to your desktop.

• Places to look for your BitLocker key:
  • On a printout you saved. Look in places you keep important papers.
    
  • Saved on a USB flash drive. Plug the USB flash drive into your locked PC and follow the instructions. If you saved the key as a text file on the flash drive, use a different computer to read the text file.
  • In your Microsoft account. To get your recovery key, go to
    BitLocker Recovery Keys.

• Or ask someone for help:
  • Ask someone with administrator privileges on the same PC to unlock it with their key.
  • If your PC is connected to a domain (usually a work or school computer), ask a system administrator for your recovery key

Hope this helps in resolving the bitlocker recovery keys. Keep us posted on the bitlocker recovery key issues. We are happy to help!