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?

***moved from Windows / Windows 11 / Security and privacy***

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments No comments

159 answers

Sort by: Newest
  1. Deleted

    This answer has been deleted due to a violation of our Code of Conduct. The answer was manually reported or identified through automated detection before action was taken. Please refer to our Code of Conduct for more information.


    Comments have been turned off. Learn more

  2. Anonymous
    2024-08-12T12:16:37+00:00

    Hi KatieLu,

    if you don't have a recovery key saved in your Microsoft account, you can try to retrieve it using the recovery key ID that is displayed on the BitLocker screen. Here are the steps to do so:

    1. Go to the Microsoft BitLocker Recovery Keys page (https://account.microsoft.com/devices/recoverykey).
    2. Sign in with the Microsoft account that you used to set up BitLocker on your LG gram laptop.
    3. Enter the recovery key ID that is displayed on the BitLocker screen.
    4. Follow the instructions to retrieve your recovery key. If you click "skip this drive" on the BitLocker screen, it will not delete your files, but it will prevent you from accessing them until you enter the recovery key.

    For more information, please refer to Finding your BitLocker recovery key in Windows - Microsoft Support.

    Important: Microsoft support is unable to provide, or recreate, a lost BitLocker recovery key.

    Hope it helps.

    Best regards,

    Lei

    I purchased HP all in one pc in 2021, after 3 years cause of some reason my all in one pc's motherboard burned & has been replaced, after attached the same SSD in my pc back then its asking for bit locker recovery key. although i never login at one drive or any microsoft account. Because its allready happens with me in 2010, that time data was not important for me, so i format the whole drive. but this time i knew that whenever i will be login with Microsoft account than it can be happen again, but now what can i do if the motherboard of my pc got burn, & the SSD is asking for bitlocker recovery key?

    & MICROSOFT is saying (Important: Microsoft support is unable to provide, or recreate, a lost BitLocker recovery key.)

    Its so easy to say for you but u don't have any idea that how data can be precious for me.

    if microsoft can't help in this way then microsoft don't have any rights to make such type of security.

    even i am using world's best total security (Third Party) from 10 years regularly with original microsoft windows 10 pro.

    so just try to think that this time data is very very important for me.

    please help me for retrieve my data back.

    Was this answer helpful?

    4 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments No comments
  3. Anonymous
    2024-08-12T12:11:31+00:00

    Bitlocker recovery key problem please send me key 🔑 🙏

    Was this answer helpful?

    2 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments No comments
  4. Deleted

    This answer has been deleted due to a violation of our Code of Conduct. The answer was manually reported or identified through automated detection before action was taken. Please refer to our Code of Conduct for more information.


    Comments have been turned off. Learn more

  5. Anonymous
    2024-08-09T19:58:57+00:00

    Key ID C28964D4

    This key ID is recevvey key aprovel

    Was this answer helpful?

    2 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments No comments