BitLocker recovery bug in recent Windows updates could brick your PC

If you don't have your BitLocker recovery key backed up, you will lose all your files if you run into this issue.

Yikes! Windows 11 can lock you out of your files. Here’s how to avoid the nightmare

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Microsoft: October Windows updates trigger BitLocker recovery

Microsoft has warned that some systems may boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the October 2025 Windows security updates.
Windows Report

Microsoft Confirms New BitLocker Recovery Issue on Windows 10 & 11 Post October 2025 Patch

Some Intel-based Windows devices boot into BitLocker recovery after October updates. Microsoft confirms the issue and offers ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Don't update your encrypted Windows PC unless you know your BitLocker password

Drive encryption on Windows is still technically a "business" feature, but if you have Windows 11 Pro, you can fully encrypt ...
Indiatimes

Microsoft account setup to become mandatory for installing Windows 11: What it means for users

Microsoft is now mandating the use of a Microsoft account during Windows 11 setup, removing workarounds for local account creation. The company states this ensures devices are fully configured and ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft removes even more Microsoft account workarounds from Windows 11 build

Good thing I keep copies of several versions of Windows 11 installation ISOs on my NAS, including a few LTSC versions, just in case. It's not like they take up a ton of space, but you never know when ...
Mint

Apple retires Clips app: How to save your videos, who can still use it and key alternatives

Apple has announced that its Clips app will no longer be updated and is being removed from the App Store for new users as of October 10, 2025.(Bloomberg) Apple has announced that its Clips app will no ...
TechRadar

Microsoft unveils a new cloud backup tool to finally help businesses solve a key issue

Microsoft launches Windows Backup for Organizations in the runup to Windows 10 end of life It’ll back up from Windows 10 (and 11), but it’ll only restore to Windows 11 The tool saves Windows settings, ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Closes Local Account Loopholes in Latest Windows 11 Preview Build

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ZDNet

Is your PC drowning in photos? Microsoft's new OneDrive app can help - try it now

The new OneDrive Windows app can help manage your photos. The new app is already available in Windows 10 and 11 for you to try. An upcoming new Photos Agent uses Copilot AI to find specific photos. I ...
The Verge

As Microsoft bids farewell to Windows 10, millions of users won’t

Windows 10 is still hugely popular a decade on. Windows 10 is still hugely popular a decade on. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for ...