This has been a notable issue since mid-July, preventing some users from accessing their own PCs without constantly having to enter their BitLocker recovery keys.

If you see This PC doesn't support entering a BitLocker recovery password during startup, enable WinRE, tweak Group Policy, verify TPM, recreate the recovery partition, etc.

Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to fix a known issue causing Windows 10 systems to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the May 2025 security updates. Microsoft has confirmed ...

Microsoft has officially confirmed that a security update for Windows 11 is causing some machines to the BitLocker recovery screen.

If you're running Windows, you've probably run into the BitLocker Recovery screen at some point. Here's everything you need to know about the Microsoft program.