I meant to say "Windows software" - it isn't by MS.
On Thu, 21 Jan 2021, at 21:43, Gareth Evans via Hampshire wrote: > Hello, > > A friend with a Windows laptop recently found that BitLocker was > activated after applying > > https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/security-update-for-secure-boot-dbx-january-12-2021-f08c6b00-a850-e595-6147-d0c32ead81e2 > > (this seems to be a thing - > https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-e&q=windows+update+activates+bitlocker > ) > > but it didn't accept the correct recovery key. > > A quick Google suggests this means bitlocker is corrupted. > > There is some MS software which will hopefully perform recovery [see > solution 5 in...] > > https://www.m3datarecovery.com/bitlocker-drive-data-recovery/bitlocker-not-recognize-password-or-recovery-key.html > > - is there any likelihood that dislocker on Linux may be of use? > > Does anyone have experience with this sort of thing? > > Thanks, > Gareth > > -- > Please post to: [email protected] > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------- -- Please post to: [email protected] Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
