Need to get bitlocker key

wirya aksa 20 Reputation points
2026-07-03T08:53:48.4466667+00:00

I've been update my bios and now my os is locked by bitlocker. I try to get from my ms account but they ask my recovery mail . And i try to change it . And now i need to wait for 30 day. How i suppose to do to fix it. I cant wait a Mounth

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy
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DaveM121 933.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-07-03T09:28:40.2233333+00:00

If there is now a 30 day security lockout on your account, there is no native method to bypass that, it is a security measure they have on Microsoft accounts to stop hackers stealing the Microsoft account.

If you drive is encrypted with Bitlocker, if there was any work or school account linked to the PC, try checking that account online to see if the Bitlocker Recovery Key is available there.

If not, the only way to access that device is to create a bootable Windows 11 USB on another working PC and use that to clean install Windows and at the start of the installation, delete all partitions on the drive to remove the encryption, which will sadly result in loss of all data on the drive.

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