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You can sign in with your Microsoft account on the link below to locate your recovery key.
https://account.microsoft.com/devices/recoverykey
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how to find my bitlocker recovery key
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Bruce Schmidt
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my computer locked up and I need to find my bitlocker key
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
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Brink 16,570 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2025-08-20T14:40:18.78+00:00 Hello,
Depending on how you saved (backed up) the recovery key, you should be able to find it using an available option in the tutorial below on another computer.
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/find-bitlocker-recovery-key-in-windows-11.7058/
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S.Sengupta 30,891 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator2025-08-20T14:43:45.8766667+00:00 Find your BitLocker recovery keyhttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/find-your-bitlocker-recovery-key-6b71ad27-0b89-ea08-f143-056f5ab347d6
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