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Device Encryption prevents unauthorized individuals from accessing your device and data. Your computer might support BitLocker Drive Encryption (in English) or Device Encryption (in English). You can verify whether your device supports standard BitLocker encryption or Device Encryption. Be sure to save your recovery key, because it might be required after certain actions, such as a BIOS update. There are multiple ways to attempt to retrieve your recovery key, if necessary. Data protection with BitLocker Drive EncryptionBitLocker Drive Encryption, also known as standard BitLocker encryption, is available on supported devices running the Windows 11 and 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education operating systems. Note: BitLocker Drive Encryption is not available on devices running the Windows 11 and Windows 10 Home operating systems. If your device uses BitLocker Drive Encryption to encrypt your data, you must activate BitLocker. During the activation process, you can select where to store the recovery key. This manual recovery key backup process is initiated when BitLocker is turned on. Data protection with Device EncryptionDevice Encryption is a feature-limited version of BitLocker that encrypts the entire system. Device Encryption is also known as BitLocker Device Encryption or BitLocker Automatic Device Encryption. Windows automatically enables Device Encryption on devices that support Modern Standby (in English). Microsoft offers Device Encryption support on a broad range of devices, including devices that run Windows 11 and 10 Home edition. See Overview of BitLocker Device Encryption in Windows. Device Encryption is enabled automatically when you either sign into your device with a Microsoft account or join with a corporate domain account. The recovery key is uploaded to the Microsoft account or the corporate domain automatically. Enable BitLocker Drive Encryption or Device EncryptionYou can enable BitLocker Drive Encryption or Device Encryption using the following procedures. Enable BitLocker Drive EncryptionBitLocker Drive Encryption can be enabled during your initial computer setup or any time after by signing in with your Microsoft account.
Enable Device EncryptionDevice Encryption can be enabled during your initial computer setup or any time after by signing in with your Microsoft account or by joining a domain. Enable Device Encryption during computer setup using a Microsoft accountYou can enable Device Encryption during computer setup as follows.
Enable Device Encryption after computer setup using a Microsoft accountYou can enable Device Encryption after computer setup as follows.
Use the recovery keyComputers encrypted with BitLocker Drive Encryption or Device Encryption might require the entry of a recovery key after one of the following events:
Retrieve the recovery key from your Microsoft accountWhen you sign in using a Microsoft account, Device Encryption starts automatically and the recovery key is backed up to your Microsoft account. If you use BitLocker Drive Encryption, you must have manually saved the recovery key to your Microsoft account to use this procedure. If there is a problem and you are unable to sign in, you must use the recovery key to sign in.
Other options to retrieve your recovery keyFinding your recovery key depends on the method that you used to back up the key. You can use the following backup options as a guide to find your recovery key. For more information, see Where to look for your BitLocker recovery key (in English). Use a cloud domain accountIf your computer is connected to a domain, such as a school or work computer, your recovery key might be saved to your school or work's cloud domain. Ask your system administrator to help find your recovery key. Be sure that you tell your administrator your Recovery key ID from the recovery prompt on the computer. Use a USB flash driveIf you saved your BitLocker recovery key to a USB flash drive, insert the USB flash drive into a USB port on your computer and follow the on-screen instructions. If the instructions to find the recovery key do not display automatically, you might have saved the recovery key as a text file. Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port on a different computer to open the text file (.txt). Open a local fileThe key might be saved as a local text (.txt) file stored on a nonencrypted hard drive on a different device. If the key is stored on your encrypted drive, you cannot access it. Use a printed copy of the keyYou might have printed a copy of the recovery key when you set up Device Encryption. Check the location where you store computer-related information for a printout of your recovery key. Use an Azure Active Directory accountIf you ever used a work or school email account to sign into an organization with an Azure Active Directory (AD) account on your computer, your computer recovery key might be saved in that organization's Azure AD account associated with your email. You might be able to access your recovery key through that account, or you might be able to ask a system administrator to find your recovery key. Access another Microsoft accountIf there are multiple Microsoft accounts used on the same computer, such as when multiple users share one computer, sign in to another account with administrator privileges to unlock the computer with the recovery key. How to factory reset HP laptop without BitLocker recovery key?Reinstall Windows OS
Step 1: Go to the BIOS menu, select USB as primary Boot order. Step 2: Soon, the Window Installation page will appear, select the Country, adjust the data and click on the Next button. Step 3: When a pop-up window appears seeking the product key, just click on “I don't have the product key”.
How to recover PC without BitLocker recovery key?If you are unable to locate a required BitLocker recovery key and are unable to revert a configuration change that might have caused it to be required, you must reset your device using one of the Windows 10 recovery options. Resetting your device removes all your files.
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