Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
A Microsoft app for iOS and Android devices that enables authentication with two-factor verification, phone sign-in, and code generation
Bitlocker Windows 10 and 11 Home
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Kevin Hall
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I had a laptop with Windows 10 Home OS. The laptop failed and was unrepairable. My new lab top has Windows11 Home OS. I removed the hard drive from the old laptop and connected it to the new laptop and an external drive. When I tried to access the drive I was asked to provide a Bitlocker Recovery Key. Since Windows 10 and 11 Home don't use Bitlocker I don't have a Key!
Is there anything I can do to get access to the files on this drive?
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Susan Jaskulski 0 Reputation points2026-02-13T17:26:42.6533333+00:00 This just happened to me. What a pain. To find your BitLocker recovery key, check your Microsoft account by visiting https://aka.ms/myrecoverykey and signing in.
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