Bitlocker Recovery Key

[@averidickinson6505]

Such a lifesaver! My computer was requiring me to enter a key that I didnt have... during college finals week... while studying abroad... You can only imagine the relief when I was able to get back to my course work!

[@Talhamtaha]

Same exact sit!!

[@safaaabdallah655]

Sameee

[@datattack685]

I need help he doesn't show the steps through phone and I can't find my key through the pgone

[@zaidraees4080]

why did it happen though? was someone trying to access our data?

[@ac1dluvr703]

@@datattack685 did it say URL isnt working? bc its doing the same to me on my phone.

[@lexiyoung3601]

You are an ANGEL! We had a laptop bricked by this horrible bitlocker recovery screen and we had NO IDEA what bitlocker even was. after hours of online tutorials, this was the best one. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@ingog.8424]

Imagine Microsoft holding your data hostage until you finally connect your Windows installation with a Microsoft account…

[@eness379]

@@chriswood7010 scam no

[@enyin2001]

Seriously they should be ashamed of themselves😖

[@Hisham_HMA]

in the name of (your safety) they take away your freedom

[@ran_red]

This is one of most disturbing fucking things I have ever seen, this just happened to a friend yesterday, she lost everything.
She never made a Microsoft account, never set up Bitlocker with her local Windows account, nothing. Yesterday she turned on the computer, "Enter the recovery key for this drive."
This is beyond ridiculous; I am so glad I am on Linux.

[@RAKHIKUMARI-bl7or]

Currently Suffering from same problem

[@sunshinerose2911]

I am very thankful to you. I live in a village and there was no one to help me. I thought my data is lost. Really there are no words which can describe how much relieved I am because of your video.

[@craigdsouza1397]

Thanks dude! It is great to watch a tech support video that does what the video title says, is concise, clear and does not have appalling music blasting over the top. 5 stars

[@misael646]

OMG 😱 You saved me from a heart attack today. When I restarted my computer and saw this blue screen I thought that my PC was gone.. THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING VIDEO. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU. GOD BLESS YOU

[@josephaxler492]

So this still doesn’t help me when I go to Microsoft it says I don’t have any recovery keys but my computer says I need one

[@CVITY_]

same

[@Petracalopez2]

Same idk what to do

[@mason.11]

Dude THANK YOU so much! The recent Windows Update automatically turned my device encryption on and I was stuck for the last half hour trying to figure out where I could lookup my recovery key with my ID. You’re so much better than Microsoft Support! 😂

[@dantevillalobos9]

same thing happened to me 😭

[@SenorNerd]

Dude, I am sooooo glad I found you! Today, I was going crazy trying to unlocking my Windows laptop; I was trying to contact Windows through Customer Services chat and by phone, but I found this video, listen to you instructions where to find the code, found it, enter the code and now I have my laptop back and it is all because of you! Not all heroes wear capes, my brother😊!

[@jason-budney7624]

Thanks for the info Chris. This is scary knowing how many people unknowingly setup a MS account on their brand new machine, then have no idea what you are talking about when you try to fix an issues like this. I did my share of "nuke and pave" from Windows issue and even a few bitlocker issues in the past.

[@chriswood7010]

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[@bustinjieber9539]

I got to my microsoft account and it said that i don't have the recovery key in my account which is weird bcs i don't recall having anyone else's account on my laptop. Please help

[@AK-460Magnurse]

Dude! I'm not computer savvy and this just happened to me, my laptop is only 2 months old and I was like "what the hell is this and what the hell do I do!" Well I pulled up your video and within 10 minutes I was back in!
Thank you man.

[@kingakingz1596]

Chris!!!! You’re the man. I am terrible when it comes to modern tech and I was freaking out for a little bit. Thank you for sharing your knowledge amongst us. God bless!

[@oraclinic]

Wow I nearly cried ! This worked . You don’t understand how much I needed this . Thanks so much !

[@TuanAnhTPBQ]

But once we see that Bitlocker screen, we cannot go into Windows to disable it. And what is the device was not registered to the MS account?

[@geralddelescavagejr.7554]

My wife's computer had this issue...the very first method was the right one, and it rescued everything! Thank you so much!!!!! Not all heros wear capes!!!

[@talalahham3974]

Thank you so much for the clear straightforward short video!!! Would’ve never figured it out myself

[@jorgemtds]

On an Asus ROG laptop where I had activated BitLocker this happened recently after a BIOS (UEFI) update. I had the password kept safe on a backup disk.
In just happy I never use the Microsoft Sign-In for anything. They have too MUCH private information on the cloud... just waiting to be cracked by pirates.

[@ChrisTitusTech]

Agreed! The biggest thing here is to have a backup as there isn't a recovery without it.

[@akoralexander6831]

*greyparker_tech.* ce gars sur Instagram est le meilleur sur tous les problèmes liés au piratage, croyez-moi, le gars est bon et vous pouvez compter sur lui comme je l'ai fait, merci.🇨🇵

[@matt-be8lc]

Microsoft: let's make this feature for 'security' that really just gives thousands of people headaches while keeping all the data in the cloud. Smart.

[@arifabanu5377]

Thank you.. I got an instant panic heart attack seeing “your computer got locked and you need bit key to recover “ thanks for this video it was so helpful and clear

[@Mlachake]

You are God sent! I thought I had lost my new Laptop just because I tried to update my WiFi dropping off on a Lenovo 3. I got it back now I need to find what all this PIN business is all about. Liked and subbed!!

[@KAYQUARII]

CHRIS!!!! THANK YOU SOO MUCH THIS WAS DRIVING ME CRAZY, I WAS RUNNING ALL TYPE OF MANAGE- BDE CMD COMMANDS AND GETTING SUPPER FRUSTRATED!!! Thanks again for this great video!!

[@schoellhorn]

This is one of the reason I like Linux so much and been using it as an secondary OS for years, because microsoft just locks your computer up and holds your files hostage until you log into something. This is just sad and nothing comparable to this has happened to me on Linux :/

[@Yurz.z]

You saved my life sir. I was in the middle of a college assignment and decided to update my computer and take a break. I come back to this blue screen and freaks out. Thank you sooo much !!!!!

[@techistanpro978]

same here boy... I was doing my assignment... but did this really work

[@fighterking6420]

THANK YOU SIR MY SISTERS PC WAS FACING THIS PROBLEM AND SHE WAS GOING TO KILL ME AND YOU SAVED ME SIR THANKYUOOOOOOO! SOOOOO MUUUUUCHHHH THANKSSS SIR YOU GOT A NEW SUB

[@nivitabachapai808]

thanks bro😅

[@MOE7CO]

My Apple ID locked and I don’t my Apple ID password and my recovery key as well any help pls I’m using iPhone X

[@deanfromperth8953]

Thanks for this. I had this experience when my laptop was returned from being repaired by Lenovo, and this video showed me how to solve the problem very easily - brilliant.

[@Mudshuvel15801]

After searching all day and coming up with nothing, I finally came across your video. Thank you so much! Back in my HP in less than 2 minutes!

[@chinagoromjessica7669]

The first option was very helpful. I was initially scared that all my data were lost but the video helped me out

[@dmbrv]

what about if your PC doesn't have a MS account just a local account?

[@jorgemtds]

You must keep the password safe somewhere OUTSIDE that computer.

[@ChrisTitusTech]

Save to PDF and put on a thumb drive and print out the recovery key.
You don't just have to choose one backup 😉

[@dmbrv]

@@ChrisTitusTech I meant to say if you have a local account will MS still lock your drive?

[@ChrisTitusTech]

@@dmbrv They shouldn't unless you sign into a O365 enabled email.

[@gabrielandy9272]

​@@dmbrvMicrosoft don't lock you drives what shit you talking about ? Bitlocker is a security option if you don't want u just disable it lmao

[@malebubirds4742]

Precise and direct. Well done you gained yourself a new subscriber

[@EdDemonium]

Out of so many videos on how to for this problem, this is the easiest way to find the number and unlock my computer. Thank you!

[@alastairrichardson3483]

I have had my IT guy working on this for 3 weeks, locked out of work PC, some info was stupidly not backed up, and have been told its lost forever. So had one final couple of hours scouring the web and now WOW! - Got into the area required straight away, keys shown, I haven't tried it yet as my PC is currently elsewhere, but it looks like we are good to go as the Bit locker key was presented to me. Chris not all hero's wear Capes!🏆😜 One happy person subscribed and will look at your gear page. Best Wishes and Thanks Again!!!

[@alastairrichardson3483]

Update - It worked! - 🍹

[@jreamer971]

Had a family member come to me with this exact problem. Had no way of helping them since they forgot their Microsoft account login.

[@glennjenkins2673]

What did they do? I am in the same situation... created a new email for that laptop and forgot the password... now I can't find the recovery key cause I can't access the email tied to this laptop... it's just been collecting dust since jan

[@vuciferl]

Same here, but I forgot my email, not my password

[@thecastlepotomac]

I was trying to restore my Surface book 2, but I have activated BitLocker. It took me over an hour to figure out what to do. Thanks a lot.

[@isaiahige4265]

Please what did you do?

[@rainimcross9154]

thanks so much! got the help i needed in less than two minutes and was much clearer than the confusing page microsoft had set up; it kept telling me to get my key but wouldn't tell me *where*. you were a huge help!!!!

[@luisgaray353]

Hello Chris, Big fan here Luis. Just wanna thank you for this video and all your help on videos like this one. I was about to reinstall windows when I remember your videos help me before. and sure enough here I am thanking you for your help. Subscriber since I saw your first video.. TNX.

[@Innocentdarkness72]

thanks chris for this info !!! have a good weekend !!

[@ChrisTitusTech]

You too!

[@daermon1000]

@@ChrisTitusTech my Microsoft account says I dont have any devices? I chose option 2 when taking my hp360 back to factory settings because that's what it said to do if your giving the pc away and now it wont restart because its asking for bitlocker key that apparently doesnt exist!

[@greggmacdonald9644]

I personally prefer Veracrypt (which is a fork of Truecrypt). Why use a probably compromised solution such as Bitlocker when you have good alternatives available?

[@ChrisTitusTech]

Agreed, this is more of a solution for folks that has this automatically do this for them. Microsoft is automatically turning bitlocker on when a Microsoft account is connected (using the store for example) and the laptop has a TPM chip.
It's pretty messed up and caught me off guard at work this year.

[@rabhiff]

Veracrypt and linux luks grub dual boot would be better than bitlocker. Why microsoft should have enryption keys...

[@nigelphillips7454]

@@ChrisTitusTech hi i have big problem i know this sounds silly i clicked on pci lock and have bit locker blocked and dont know the key and with blue screen is there a way to fix this please

[@lilacLumi]

I was trying to optimize my settings and my computer said I MAY need the recovery key, I ended up not actually needing it but now I have it thanks to you!!

[@Jay-ml2hd]

Thank you so much. This was easy and helpful. I was looking at other videos and they wanted me to download something on usb and delete all my documents. I’m glad I found your video

[@lakishanewell9967]

This video was so helpful and very easy to follow. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@vidmonkey]

Does this work for external drives encrypted with BL?

[@ChrisTitusTech]

Yes, you will find it in the manage bitlocker control panel.

[@twinklestars95]

Thanks so much for this video. I panicked when my 2 yr old laptop had this for the first time. You saved me a trip to the repair centre

[@MaumauSanders]

The first step presented going through the microsoft support account saved me days of headaches.

[@RealMazharHussain]

Hey Chris! Can you please post (a link to) your Windows 10 wallpaper.
It's awesome.

[@gumiged]

Me too

[@guilherme5094]

I agree.

[@linuxstreamer8910]

yeah windows changing your pc without saying it to the user

[@ChrisTitusTech]

It's what Windows 10 is known for

[@linuxstreamer8910]

@@ChrisTitusTech i jump to linux for the money and thst it changes and breaks your pc

[@syahidaarifin7103]

I've tried so many tips from other youtube videos but this guy is awesome. It works for me..thanks so much!! the easiest way is to find it from your microsoft account

[@renawhitworth8339]

*YOU'RE A LIFESAVER ADRINSLEGENDS*

[@angietsichlis5457]

you saved me, thank you for this easy tutorial it really helped 🙏🏻

[@anastasiag515]

You're the best! I was so desperate but you really helped me out!
*Tip for students*: if you can't find your Bitlocker key in your personal Microsoft account, try signing in via your organization (i.e. the Microsoft account you created with your uni e-mail address)...for some reason the bitlocker key might be there!

[@aliciale2007]

You are the best! I have tried many ways but the best way was tried to log on Microsoft account to retrieve the bitlocker number........ Thanks for the recuse video.

[@shalikachularatna9717]

Thank you so much. You are a life saver. I was wondering what is this bitlocker recovery key which i have never set up and also scolded my innocent husband for setting up a bitlocker in my laptop without my knowledge. 😆. He sweared he never did it. Finally found this video. Now i have apologize from my husband too. 😭😭

[@theroofl1]

I don’t have a password to get in, in the first place

[@alex.sander-1976]

😅thank you brother for the tutorial. I was messing with the computer here all night and when I saw your video, I got help

[@davidsande828]

This video just helped me today.. I was almost running mad imagining losing documents. Thanks buddy.. Goodwork..

[@manojkgeorge6082]

Thank you for the simple but very effective explanation on how to do a bit locker recovery. This was really helpful thanks

[@johnwsharpe4063]

Thanks so much for your help with this. I was starting from scratch, and had no idea where to start. Major PITA, but I got it done with your help in this video!

[@hcoxh89]

You are amazing. I was scared for a few minutes, and then I found your video. Thank you so much.

[@gabriellaquezada3995]

Thank you so much. I thought this wasn’t going to work but it did TRULY AMAZING!

[@wattsymusicandfilm]

Amazing!! I spent half hour on the phone to the stores tech support! No help at all! One minute into your vid, I found my solution! Thankyou!!

[@cheggmi3637]

Oh my my. This just saved me years of data that would have been lost to ignorance. I once mistakenly wiped clean a disk containing 5yrs of data. It was a lesson learned the very hard way. The moment I found myself in the same situation, I decided I will comb the web for an answer and poom!!! I got this link. Thank you so much. I did this in no time.

[@mehchannel161]

Thank u i was in the middle of playing with the boys and my shit turned off and when I turned it back on this popped up, thank you

[@christiankevinarostegui4536]

Having my recovery key, I was entering one number row at a time.
*Hour goes by* Does extensive research and views videos. Gets into bios enables, disabled almost throws computer out window. Stressed because this happened one day before school…
I entered the whole Key into the box and it seems to have worked.. thankfully I didn’t lose any files!

[@jou4420]

I was supposed to edit a short film for a school project while driving back home from a vacation but then this bitlocker came up, 2hrs of transportation where I could possibly finish the film or somehow make progress wasted. Glady I came across this video immediately when I got back home. I was scared that my files might get deleted (it didn't) anyway second option worked for me! Thank you so much!!

[@revlocked8675]

I was in such a panic cuz I had a graded assignment due and this pops up. Never even heard of this bs until now. Thanks for helping me solve it dude

[@pugs1590]

Thanks man almost had a heart attack. Wasn't able to recover all the software apps ,I had just had to reinstall them but saved all my files :).

[@aracnoalvaro]

Thank you very much for existing and making this video. If it wasn’t for this video I will still be panicking. Thank you again

[@jeffweisensel7680]

You saved my college student son!!! THANK YOU. Happy Holiday’s!!!

[@flyhigh2908]

Thanx man ...i was struggling recovering bit locker and you appeared as an angel

[@samwallia2008]

Hey there , my pc asking for a bitlocker recovery key which I don’t have neither have a same Microsoft account , can you help me to recover my data ??? Is it fixable or not ?

[@jasonharris3873]

Thanks for posting this as it is really unclear. I can’t believe that Microsoft does this without permission.

[@yelnats21]

They asked for a security code which I never had, so I changed it…… no knowing they don’t allow access to the recovery key for 30 days, so basically I’m screwed. Thanks a lot Microsoft , I didn’t even ask for the freaking update it just started updating on its own. Why entire recording studio is on here on audacity and I can’t get to my songs but I have recording session scheduled on

[@Dallas_-lx6vj]

Thank you so much I thought it was something much worse I don’t even know what bit locker is but you saved😅

[@sijibomigbolade1914]

I usually don't drop comments but I just had to say thank you! With your help, I was able to resolve this issue while I was 1min 30seconds into the video. Thank you so much!

[@larryhicks1321]

Thanks for the help!!! I ended up needing to take my dell to Best Buy so they could reset it with windows 11.. seems a decent amount of students who started school when covid started have had a lot of the same bitlocker code issues 😅

[@jeanmalolos5473]

Thank you so much it worked! My sister was about to go insane coz of the bitlocker in her laptop and had a deadline todayy! Your video is a lifesaver Sir!

[@roymorrison1075]

Hey Chris great video. But I have to say, looking at the 6 thumbs down, WTF ? You donate your own time and equipment to help people, and they give you a thumb down. Mate just ignore them, I enjoy your video's, I am like you, in the industry 30 years for a large Casino group, and still learning new ideas and techniques every day.

[@debbiefield6706]

Wow. Without this video, I would not known what to do. Thanks so much.

[@stevenwhitican651]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Didn't even know this had been set. Your video saved me a lot of headaches if I had lost some of my CAE files.

[@matthewrowland8178]

Thank you so much I was so upset thinking my 2000 dollar gaming rig was bricked

[@timstalam]

Real deal to help recover bitlocker serial key. Thanks for showing people how to do this.

[@maanavchellani7115]

It says you don't have recovery key uploaded to your Microsoft account.
What should I do now???????

[@rcarlosbalcazar1]

I see my equipment under devices, but the key code is not available. Do I have to take it to a computer repair still? if I do what would be the average repair price, sometimes people try to take advantage... thanks in advance.

[@j.gotsnkrs]

Yessir helped me out! Unfortunately had to reschedule a test because I was stuck but thanks for the help!

[@magooshpremium5236]

Thanks to this video I managed to recover my key and I turned Bit Locker off because I don't need it. I was freaking scared of losing my data and what not.

[@JosephofWalton]

By bricked do you mean there was no recovery key on the windows site? That seems to have happened to me.

[@apasraeady5046]

This video was very helpful and easy to follow along. After watching this video, I was able to access my computer. Thank you

[@dezc1991]

Hi. My situation about the BitLocker is different from others commenting to you. When it appears on my laptop's blue screen, I just click the SKIP button and it opens back. They say they got stuck, why mine is not?

[@JesusGonzalez-ft7ec]

So I have this same issue but I’ve logged into multiple Microsoft accounts I’ve had in my laptop and neither of them show ANY sort of device related to either. I looked this issue up and it stated the following, “If you have switched to a local account then it's normal that your device won't be listed in Devices section on your Microsoft Account” … what can I do now??

[@prmaheshstudios4049]

Hey, thank you so much .Ur video is clear and no unnecessary talks . Cheers man and god bless u

[@cherrieannbacnat5213]

Thank you, it really worked. I just visite microsoft support, login in my microsoft acct and viewed devices and there i found my loooooong recovery code. Again, thankyou. The copy of my thesis was recovered because of this tutorial. God bless!

[@brandongoody]

My bitlocker 48 digit code isn't showing up on the "all devices" page. It seems like I have everything on here but the actual code I need.

[@ebonigonzalez8754]

Thank you so much for this video!! You just saved me $213 and change!! That's what they were going to charge me to fix this problem on my laptop because I couldn't find out where or how to locate the bitlocker key.

[@DrunkNancyPelosi]

Thanks for not jerking us around and giving a straight helpful answer 🎉 ur the best!

[@braxtonbrinson5224]

IM NOT LOCKED OUT ANYMORE THIS HELPED ME OUT SOO MUCH THANK YOU
you've earned u sub my friend thanks i appreciate it

[@jasonb8081]

What happens if you log in and computer is not on the device list?

[@huliohuliohamijo]

I have the same problem.

[@ronalcasid3844]

What do you do when your recovery key is escrowed in AD and the domain admin deletes the computer object?

[@rudih2876]

I have a question. What if a person never added a laptop to Microsoft when they got it amd now has a bitLocker key screen that pops up. Is there anyway to get the key number besides Microsoft?

[@toquesha]

Question so once I find my bitlocker what happens then I found mine and entered it but it just gives me the option to turn off pc or troubleshoot it I think it was and I don't know what to do after that......also I put in my old hard-drive into a new laptop but I didn't set the new laptop up yet could that make a difference?

[@willgarrison5075]

When I go to my Microsoft account, and click on the bitlocker data protection section for my device, it says “try a different URL, we don’t have anything to show you at this link”