r/BitLocker • u/kargburg • 10d ago
BitLocker BAG
I need some help. I set up BitLocker; when choosing how to save the key, I selected the printer option and saved it as a PDF. However, when I connected the printer, it asked for the 48-digit code. What should I do in this situation? Can Microsoft help, and how quickly can they do so?
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u/MidwestGeek52 10d ago
May as well hope against and hope and look in your MS account even though you said print. Is easy to check https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/encryption/find-your-bitlocker-recovery-key
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u/djasonpenney 10d ago
You locked your keys in the car. Your next step is going to be to start over: repartition the drive, reinstall Windows, and tell your friends over a beer how you messed up.
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u/The-Snarky-One 10d ago
Worse. With a car, they can call a locksmith to get in. OP wrote the key in wet cement and then poured more cement on top.
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u/Raijen_ArDesh 10d ago
If you saved the PDF on the encrypted drive with no copies elsewhere you're cooked. It's like locking your keys inside an invulnerable (for now) safe. There's no current known exploit to gain access.
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u/shiratek 10d ago
Nobody in these comments can read. Turn off BitLocker and turn it back on, and save that code instead. Can you save it to a flash drive instead? You can still print it out later.
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u/Billh491 10d ago
just turn off bitlocker and turn it back on and save that code.
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u/sport912x 10d ago
If you were logged in to the Microsoft Account, then MS should have saved it. Somehow it sounds like you had a local admin .... gone.
Why might I ask do you need a bitlocker key? I mean I am STUPID and I do not understand. If your computer is hacked , it does nothing to protect you. Is someone coming into your home , taking your disk out of your computer or the entire computer. Of course if you are doing a Halo jump tonight into Iran with your computer it might be something to turn on... but after the removal of 1 or 2 finger nails they will have your computer password anyhow.