"The latest KB5058379 released May 13 quality update failed in Windows 10 devices. Some devices it caused triggering bitlocker key window after restart," another person posted to the Microsoft forums.

Microsoft has confirmed that some Windows 10 and Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 systems will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the May 2025 security updates.

First, some history. The issue was reported on May 15 by Windows Latest. “Windows 10 KB5058379 is causing PCs to boot into Windows Recovery and require BitLocker key. Windows Latest received ...

BitLocker has a recovery key that can be saved to your Microsoft account. When BitLocker encryption is enabled on a drive and its partitions, it prevents Windows from modifying or installing on ...

If you see This PC doesn't support entering a BitLocker recovery password during startup, enable WinRE, tweak Group Policy, verify TPM, recreate the recovery partition, etc.

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.

After the process is completed, reboot the device, and then set up BitLocker encryption. If BitLocker still won’t enable, proceed to the next solution. 3] Clear TPM ...