BitLocker asked for a recovery key

Question

Hello, I did a clean boot of Windows 11, but apparently I messed something up. I tried to enter the BIOS, but BitLocker asked for a recovery key, and I don't know it and don't remember it.

Answer 1

Hi,

I'm Dyari. Thanks for reaching out. I will be happy to assist you in this regard.

If you enabled BitLocker yourself, try to recover it:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/finding-your-bitlocker-recovery-key-in-windows-6b71ad27-0b89-ea08-f143-056f5ab347d6

If it has been locked automatically, contact the manufacturer's support services for assistance.

If none of these worked for you, unfortunately, the only option would be performing a hard disk format, which leads to wiping out all data.

Please let me know if you need further assistance.