How to save a fresh copy of your BitLocker recovery key If you're running Windows 11 Pro, Windows prompts you to save the recovery key when you first turn on BitLocker encryption.

The second and most common way to bypass the BitLocker Recovery screen is using a recovery key. This key is 48 digits long and can be found in whichever source you used to activate BitLocker.

A researcher disclosed a trivial Windows authentication bypass that puts data on BitLocker-encrypted laptops at risk.