How to find bitlocker recovery key with recovery key ID

Anonymous
2024-02-16T17:29:44+00:00

I have an LG gram laptop. For some reason today it opened to the bitlocker screen. I do not have any recollection of setting up bitlocker, nor do I have a key saved in my Microsoft account. The page is displaying a “recovery key ID” that it says can help identify my key, but I cannot figure out where to enter this to get my key.

I am also unclear on what will happen if I click “skip this drive”. Will that delete all my files or lock me out?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-11-29T22:10:41+00:00

    you are right same thing happened to me .if you press skip this drive, it will show diagnosing your pc then automatic repair. There will be two options restart and advanced options. if you press restart, it will restart your pc and it will show your device ran into a problem we will restart it for you. then after that it will take you back to BitLocker.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-11-12T21:19:10+00:00

    YES! I alone use my Dell laptop. I NEVER remotely encrypted or asked for Bitlocker, ever! I use CAD and the web. And yet, it says I'm locked out! Either MS is lying or Dell is lying. This must stop. MS or Dell are automatically enabling Bitlocker. I wouldn't even know where to start, much less create a key and save it?????? Now I work for the government and could lose 5 years worth of very valuable information! Wish I could sue the companies. Insane!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-08-08T21:52:13+00:00

    Device is listed bot no key. A key was found and a key I’d however it listed a device name as a desktop my device is a laptop. A desktop is listed in my devices. Help

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-08-05T15:16:13+00:00

    Want recover key

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-07-25T07:30:45+00:00

    You do realise this is only applicable to your own machine? Every laptop will have a unique ID?

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