Remember that a BitLocker-protected device will ask for your recovery key during this process. Roll Back a Recent Update That Broke the Boot If the boot failure started right after a Windows update ...

One thing to have ready first: if your device is BitLocker-encrypted, you will need your BitLocker recovery key to proceed. Fix 3: Boot Into Safe Mode to Isolate a Bad Driver or App If a recently ...

I used to have a (virtualized) Windows workstation at my job for something I had to do twice a year that required a windows-only utility. I had a thought and decided ...

From this screen, you’re able to suspend the protection, save the recovery key to a different location, or turn off BitLocker completely. Unless you run into performance problems or other issues with ...

If BitLocker asks for the Recovery Key after a Windows Update and you cannot boot into Windows, this article will help you troubleshoot and resolve the issue. The April 2026 Update for Windows 11, ...

Microsoft’s April 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 introduced important security improvements—but also an unexpected headache for some users. The cumulative update KB5083769, released for ...

Official support for Windows 10 has ended, and its security certificates are expiring. Your system is at risk, and Microsoft ...

If you can’t find your BitLocker recovery key, this post will help you. BitLocker is a volume encryption feature in Windows that lets you encrypt an entire volume to protect your data. It provides a ...

If there is a policy mismatch, then you might get errors from the built-in cmdlet BackupToAAD-BitLockerKeyProtector. So I have wrapped the cmdlet in a try/catch in ...

In sharp contrast with its approach to privacy, Windows 11 security is in a good place, with no major enshittification issues. However, security is too big an issue to ignore, and Windows 11 ...