Where can I find my BitLocker recovery key? BitLocker likely ensured that a recovery key was safely backed up prior to activating protection. There are several places that your recovery key may be, depending on the choice that was made when activating BitLocker:

Buy stuff from Microsoft Store online (from your mobile device, on Xbox One, in the Microsoft Store app on your Windows 10/11 or Windows 8.1 device, or via the web).

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Turn your PC off completely. To shut down, select Start and then select Power > Shut down.. Sleep. Sleep uses very little power, your PC starts up faster, and you’re instantly back to where you left off.

To adjust power and sleep settings in Windows 10, go to Start , and select Settings > System > Power & sleep.. Under Screen, select how long you want your device to wait before turning the screen off when you're not using your device.

Check the Xbox services, games, and apps for any service outages.

Press this key. To do this. Command + Shift + B. Show or hide the favorites bar. Command + Shift + C . Open Developer tools. Command + D. Save your current tab as a favorite. Command + Shift + D. Save all open tabs as favorites in a new folder

This troubleshooter assists customers whose machines are not yet updated to the latest release, Windows 10 Version 1607. This update will initially be released only to a small set of targeted customers. This set will expand over time. Windows users can start the assistant from this article.

Learn how to activate Office pre-installed on new Windows 10 PCs or with a new product key.

Learn how to access the Control Panel in Windows for managing your system settings and programs.