A lot of beginners and even some hard-core Windows users are unaware of the fact that you can set up, configure and use BitLocker on their Windows 11/10 computer.

A BitLocker Recovery Key is needed to access an encrypted data drive. The 48-digit password can help you unlock your drive.

Affecting Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server, the bug prevents your PC from booting into Windows, instead resulting in a blue screen that asks for your BitLocker recovery key.

What is BitLocker, and how is it related to the buggy Windows update? The reported problem involves the BitLocker function, native to most desktop and laptop builds of Windows 10.