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Hi there,
Recently i bought a new laptop (asus G15 GA503QM).
I see it was enable bitlocker as default. But I have no password for it. No ask for backup the key.
Today i decided to reinstall my window because of some issues.
My other Driver which i split form same partiation with window driver was blocked by bitlocker.
I can't found the recovery key from microsoft account which i login before.
Other informatin and quest:
Thank u for your support and sorry about my english!
@Dung Nguyen
Hi,
-TPM cannot control the software that is running on a PC. TPM can store pre-run time configuration parameters, but it is other applications that determine and implement policies associated with this information.
-No, you can't. Every BitLocker-encrypted drive has its unique 48-digit BitLocker recovery key which was automatically generated when setting up the BitLocker drive encryption.
-The following information may help you locate your recovery key:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/finding-your-bitlocker-recovery-key-in-windows-10-6b71ad27-0b89-ea08-f143-056f5ab347d6
-It seems like BitLocker was enabled automatically based on how the Windows 10 image was configured.
It should depend on your computer brand. Based on my research, some systems ship with BitLocker "prepped", and if you choose to link your Windows logon account to a Microsoft account, BitLocker is automatically enabled because the Recovery Key is backed up to the Microsoft account you linked with.
Unfortunately if you don't know the password, don't have a Recovery Key, and don't have an auto-unlock file anymore elsewhere, then the data is lost. If there was some way to access the data without any of those things, then unfortunately the encryption would be effectively useless.
Hope above information can help you.
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Thank for your infor!
Everything pretty clear for me. But I have a last question.
I wonder wheather MS account will auto remove the old key when I logout account from PC (which I loged in before) or it just replace my new key after i reinstall window at that Driver because of bitlocker was here after at first boot without any my setup.
Hi,
No, it will not automatically delete or replace the old key.
I just relized that may i logned in an temporary MS account which i created when buy the PC to test at shop (an outlook account). I can remember password but account name is problem. Can I retrieve it somewhere?
Hi,
If you forgot your Microsoft account email address, we recommend following the steps in this order to assist you with finding your username.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/you-forgot-your-microsoft-account-username-b2049472-3b8f-27d3-61c6-67a668453f4c?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us
I figout out that when I logned out MS account, the MS will delete devices too and that is exactly what i did no matter temorary account or which main one i using. Have no history. Format seem like the only one solution left. I'm working in Security major and know how it importain but It should be carefuly and frendly with user. I just disappointed with this stupid bitlocker and it's mechanism. Anyway, thank for your support!