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Where to look for your BitLocker recovery key - Microsoft Support
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Some people seem to (falsely) believe it is that easy.you cannot just run this down to Best Buy and have them bypass bitlocker and have access. If they could, bitlocker is useless.
Too many either have someone else set up the computer for them with someone else's info or used fake into long enough to create a new admin local account and delete the MS account.that you are even using a Microsoft Account when you logged into the PC.
I'm not even going to venture to guess what may have happened. I'm just saying don't lose your BitLocker key.Too many either have someone else set up the computer for them with someone else's info or used fake into long enough to create a new admin local account and delete the MS account.
The other problem is listening to the so-called "PC experts" / conspiracy theorists who opine "Microsoft just wants to spy on you" noise.People's aversion to an MS account has consequences at times.
This, the first thing I do when I install Windows is to ensure Bitlocker is off and if it did start encrypting a disk automatically, I would immediately run the decrypt command:If you've lost your BitLocker key, you are done. Not even Microsoft can help here. Been there, done that!!!
As for seeking "professional assistance".... They'd have a better chance of hitting the lottery 3 times in a row than hacking BitLocker.
I build my own desktop PCs so whether to BitLocker or not is completely up to me. Currently not using it on my desktop, but most definitely using it on my laptop.This, the first thing I do when I install Windows is to ensure Bitlocker is off and if it did start encrypting a disk automatically, I would immediately run the decrypt command:
manage-bde c: -off