5,512 questions with Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup tags

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How to unlock my D drive.

Hello Microsoft support team. My D Drive been locked by Bitlocker, the problem is I don't have the recovery key, "manage-bde status D:" showed that Automatic unlock is disabled and the Recovery key ID doesn't match any IDs backed up in my…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-07-03T11:24:27.1133333+00:00
partha nath 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-03T11:58:17.4333333+00:00
DaveM121 898K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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HP 15-da0053wm help with bitlocker and why my system information has changed to Insyde H20 EFI BIOS

I added more memory to my laptop, after it restarted, it asked for my Bitlocker Recovery Key! Then I noticed that my BIOS information has changed.: Product name: Insyde H20 EFI BIOS (PII Removed). I have tried and tried to restore my laptop to factory…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-29T16:55:35.4066667+00:00
Judi Younger 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-01T17:18:42.2266667+00:00
DaveM121 (2) 14,615 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Bricked Surface Pro 11 running 26300.8697

Running 26300.8697. Due to malware, trying to do a system full reset using Start > Recovery. Reset process stops in the middle with dialog box message, that windows installation stopped unexpectedly. Hit the OK button to restart the process, and…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-30T02:23:35.58+00:00
Ray Cosner 10 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-07-01T17:10:02.8166667+00:00
Gunasekar N 71,205 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Inability to retrieve my bitlocker account after trying all means

Inability to retrieve my bitlocker account after trying all means. My 48 digits code were not on my profile while log in to my microsoft account.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-05-05T13:18:12.8466667+00:00
Oyeniyi Akinboye 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-01T06:00:02.43+00:00
f hoseinpanahy 0 Reputation points
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can't log into Facebook on desktop computer

I cannot log into Facebook on my desktop. A screen always comes up saying I must log in on another device. What is this all about?? I can log in on my phone, but it's hard to see everything. Please help me log in on my desktop computer as I have always…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-30T16:29:25.3466667+00:00
bkl 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-30T23:29:52.1566667+00:00
MUSTAFA SALAH 1,870 Reputation points
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Earlier today i got invited to a minecraft server and when i join my microsoft account was removed

Soooo earlier today i was playing minecraft with my little brother and someone sent us an invite to a server, and we really enjoy the game so we accept. Upon joining the server i was sent an email to my gmail about my account being altered and when i…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-29T17:58:08.5033333+00:00
nate Yarnie 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-30T20:08:56.6166667+00:00
Darhyl Amizola 45,710 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Trying to restore files in recycling bin, cannot restore due to message "One of the provided arguments is not acceptable"

I have Windows 11 and changed a setting (somewhere in One Drive) where it deleted thousands of files. I see them in my Recycle Bin of One Drive, not the PC. I have tried deleting a handful of files at a time, some restore, the majority don't. I…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-20T22:05:04.5333333+00:00
linda 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-30T09:41:51.85+00:00
Carl-L 16,840 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Kernel Error

Dear Team, I bought my device last year in October. Today I got system updates and after updating it said that restart pending. So I restarted my device. From the device restart I am getting this message. I tried login to my account through my different…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-26T16:56:22.9366667+00:00
ROHIT TOMAR 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-30T07:56:38.7833333+00:00
Lychee-Ng 23,020 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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backup issue

My backup spins and stalls the page for 15 seconds and then goes back to normal.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-29T23:18:06.0366667+00:00
Penny Reagle-Smith 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-30T00:50:40.65+00:00
Jeronimo Fuerte 41,425 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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All emails of my hotmail accounts have been deleted. How can I recover them?

My account has been pirated by an external party an all my emails over the last 20 years have been deleted. They are nor in the trash nor anywhere else to be found. How can I recover or retrieve them? thanks a lot

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-28T09:39:12.8733333+00:00
Sina Leemann 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-06-29T17:30:14.6333333+00:00
Darhyl Amizola 45,710 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Filehistory.exe missing from Win 11 Home 2H25 on surface pro

Trying to set up my new Surface Pro (Win 11 Home 2H25) to match my previous (Win 10 on Dell XPS) set up. Cannot set up FileHistory. Tried all options shown on-line. This is not a how to run it problem! Checked Win10 machine to find FileHistory.exe in…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-14T11:33:48.87+00:00
martin ashdown 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-29T16:36:46.2533333+00:00
martin ashdown 0 Reputation points
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Correct Bitlocker Key fails to unlock drive C on DE

Correct Bitlocker Recovery Key fails to unlock DELL1 drive C. Error message states "The recovery key is incorrect", but the Recovery Key ID was used to type and verify the listed Recovery Key. Problem occured when an Adblock app was…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-28T18:43:15.81+00:00
LAWRENCE BURKETT 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-28T21:20:09.0533333+00:00
nobuko c 124.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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My outlook email just disappeared

As the title says, I had a password leak which got all my account to be hacked, I got the opportunity to get the access back to all my email accounts with the exception of my outlook...which as it looks like, it just got deleted. I had important stuff in…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-28T14:56:56.1766667+00:00
Monke Man 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-06-28T16:28:53.76+00:00
DaveM121 (2) 14,615 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Error Code 8007139f

Hello, My computer has been stuck on the Windows Recovery Bluescreen for an ungodly amount of time. I get Error Code 8007139f, no matter what I try to do. Ive tried restarting, startup repair, uninstalling updates, system repairs, command prompts,…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-04-19T23:38:55.4466667+00:00
TabithaR 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-28T09:22:23.0766667+00:00
Leah W 0 Reputation points
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How to find the files or folders that were erased by Windows 11 after update

After I putted mina user on desktop as a icon, shut down the computer and turn on it. The mina icon was missing, in TEMP >DESKTOP>MINA here mina was empty. you said it was erased. Where do you leave them in my computer They had not names but the…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-23T17:58:02.11+00:00
Penny Zhao 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-06-28T02:22:52.3366667+00:00
Sin-D 10,830 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Bit locker keys the same for both my computers in my account

I got locked out of my new HP computer. When entering the bit locker number, it was not accepted. When checking my account, my older Dell computer has the exact same bit locker number. Shouldn’t they have different bit lockers? The new computer should…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-28T00:09:48.8266667+00:00
Kerry Stallo 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-28T02:08:29.1066667+00:00
EmilyS726 245.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Windows 11 File history is not working since upgrading from Windows 10

Hello: I've seen a discussion regarding the problem I'm having, but I was not able to fix it given the suggestions offered. I followed the steps to stop filehistory, but I am unable to delete C:\Users(Moderator note: PII…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-25T19:33:31.51+00:00
Robert Towner 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-27T08:13:07.97+00:00
Emma1-N 8,545 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Recovery key issue

System is advising me to enter my recovery key number. It does not recognize the one I had. Can you help me?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-27T01:30:02.7133333+00:00
Luanne Torblaa 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-27T02:04:21.5466667+00:00
Jonathan Deives 74,620 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Recovery key issue. Where do I find my recovery key number.I can not use my computer. Can you help me?

Microsoft is telling me to provide my recovery key number. Where do I find so I can use my computer?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-27T01:22:49.14+00:00
Luanne Torblaa 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-27T01:59:38.08+00:00
John DeV 165.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Recovery key for HP 15s hard reset

I want to reset my laptop and I need to know how to get my " Recovery Key ID for my HP Laptop 15s

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-06-26T19:30:54.5733333+00:00
GREGORIO MERLO 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-26T20:03:10.2533333+00:00
EmilyS726 245.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor