Microsoft confirmed a bug in the October 2025 Update is causing BitLocker recovery on reboot. This issue affects Windows 11 25H2, 24H2 and even Windows 10. Mostly, business users are affected. If you don't have the BitLocker recovery key (always accessible via Microsoft account), you could be locked out of your PC. BitLocker protects your data by encrypting drives, and recovery usually appears after hardware or TPM changes. Microsoft says this bug mostly hits Intel PCs with Modern Standby (the feature that keeps the PC online in low power). Recently, Microsoft also broke Windows 11 Task Manager, causing duplicate processes and performance issues in some cases.
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BitLocker is not a bad feature, but incidents like this can happen, and it's a good reminder to keep a backup of your BitLocker recovery key. Open Control Panel > System and Security > Device Encryption, and click 'Back up your recovery' This applies to all security services. Save your recovery key!

Nov 5, 2025 · 1:16 PM UTC

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You say it not a bad feature... People's don't want to have their drive encrypted
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Just turn off encryption unless you need it ( majority of people unfortunately are unaware that they're One Windows update away from losing all their data on their computer)
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How to (I can’t press my keyboard)🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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What about local accounts
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For work we have to unfortunately use it but at home its switched off 2 min into setting up my computer..
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@WaspVen0m mach das mal
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bitlocker is one of the worst features ever executed by microcuck. you clearly haven't worked IT
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But why is it doing it AT RANDOM? IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A TOOL. Would you use a tool that fails 0.1% of the time but when it does, it destroys the whole fucking house?
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its a bad look when your own update kicks off your own security feature.... Microsoft have to do better and surely there is a better option that some stupid long ass number! I almost lost it one time I put the number in the computer restarted after then asked for it again!! x3
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Fuck you I don’t even know my windows account shit
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Half of our customers have no idea what a Microsoft account is. The remainder refuse to have a password to sign in, and opt for offline accounts instead. Most of them have a landline number for their account recovery texts. Stop assuming everyone isn't retarded.
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