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Dave1950
Copper Contributor
Apr 27, 2026

BIT LOCKER RECOVERY

Greetings everyone,

Recently Microsoft Windows forced into entering an update upon closing my laptop. After that I could not boot up without being asked to enter a Bit Locker Recovery key.I eventually found the correct key and entered it this morning successfully.Laptop was up and running ok or so I thought.Switched the laptop on just now and low and behold I have to put the Recovery key in again.!!I gather the problem arrived during the last update.I s there a fix for this or am I now having to put the key in every single time I switch the laptop on!! Is it possible to remove the faulty update? 

Many thanks for any help received

Dave1950

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  • Surya_Narayana's avatar
    Surya_Narayana
    MCT
    May 02, 2026

    hi Dave1950​  It sounds like the recent update may have triggered BitLocker recovery because something changed in the system's boot/security configuration (TPM, Secure Boot, BIOS settings, or boot files). That can sometimes cause BitLocker to repeatedly ask for the recovery key after every restart.

    The good news is: you normally should not have to enter the recovery key every time permanently.

    A few things to try:

    Once back into Windows, open:

    Control Panel -> BitLocker Drive Encryption

    Try:

    Suspend BitLocker

    Restart the laptop

    Then Resume BitLocker

    This often re-syncs BitLocker with the current boot configuration.

    Also check:

    Whether any BIOS/UEFI settings changed after the update

    TPM and Secure Boot are still enabled as before

    If the issue started immediately after a Windows update, you can also try:

    Settings -> Windows Update -> Update History -> Uninstall Updates and remove the most recent quality update.

    If it keeps happening even after suspending/resuming BitLocker, there may be:

    a TPM issue,

    BIOS firmware change,

    or boot configuration corruption involved.

    But in most cases, suspending and re-enabling BitLocker resolves repeated recovery prompts after updates.