How to encrypt your PC’s disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

If you’ve signed in with a Microsoft account, your disk is likely already encrypted, and the key is likely already stored on ...

Microsoft Shared BitLocker Keys With FBI, Raising Privacy Fears

Microsoft confirmed it can hand over BitLocker recovery keys stored in the cloud under warrant, reviving debate over who controls encrypted data.
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Don't update your encrypted Windows PC unless you know your BitLocker password

October 2025 updates (KB5066835/KB5066791) can force some PCs into BitLocker recovery. Issue hits Intel Modern Standby PCs more; a 48-digit BitLocker recovery key may be required to unlock the drive.

Microsoft's BitLocker encryption comes with a catch: the keys may be on Microsoft's servers

Forbes reports that Microsoft complied with an FBI request for decryption keys to a suspect's personal laptops last year.