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.

That password isn’t correct. Be careful — if you keep entering the wrong password, you’ll be locked out to protect your data. To unlock, you’ll need a BitLocker recovery key.

To fix the “Cannot install Windows, BitLocker Drive Encryption is enabled on selected partition” error, suspend BitLocker via Settings or Control Panel, or use your recovery key to unlock the ...

A patch is coming, but for now you'll need to enter your BitLocker recovery key to successfully boot into Windows.