Microsoft has patched a BitLocker recovery bug, but the fix is exclusive to Windows 11 version 25H2, leaving Windows 10 users in the lurch.

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Following the release of a BitLocker zero-day security bypass by a disgruntled hacker, Microsoft has now offered mitigation advice until a patch is available.

Microsoft says it is considering a patch for a zero-day vulnerability, dubbed YellowKey, that allows attackers with access to a Windows device to bypass Bitlocker encryption protection and read and ...

A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker ...

Sometime in the days after Microsoft shipped its May 2026 Patch Tuesday update, an anonymous security researcher published working exploit code for two unpatched Windows vulnerabilities. One, called ...

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. To fix systems stuck at a ...

The issue centers on a zero-day exploit called "YellowKey," published earlier this month by a security researcher known as Chaotic Eclipse, also known online as Nightmare-Eclipse.

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BitLocker locked me out of my PC after a system update, but the recovery key saved me. I found it on my Microsoft account under the device’s details and used it to unlock each encrypted drive. It’s a ...

HP has confirmed a faulty BIOS update causing BitLocker recovery loops and boot failures on some Windows 11 commercial PCs ...

Microsoft warned customers this week of incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors being shown in some managed Windows environments. According to Redmond, this known issue affects only client ...