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How to Get Out Of Preparing BitLocker Recovery Screen

The shortest way to fix it is to enter the correct recovery key

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Published onJanuary 26, 2024

published onJanuary 26, 2024

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Many users complained about getting stuck with the black screen sayingPreparing BitLocker recoveryon their computer. It usually happens if you have replaced hardware, made changes to BIOS settings, or entered the wrong password too many times.

To fix it, you can wait until you see the screen asking for the BitLocker recovery key, then enter it, restart your PC & perform Startup Repair or reinstall the Windows operating system.

How can I get rid of Preparing BitLocker recovery screen?

1. Enter the recovery key

2. Perform Startup Repair

Wait for the repair to complete, boot your computer on Windows, and you will be able to get to the BitLocker recovery screen, wherein you can enter the key and log in to your computer as usual.

In case you can’t get to the Recovery options or BitLocker recovery blue screen, you need to create a bootable USB installation media to boot into the computer, then clickRepair your computerto access it.

3. Ensure Secure boot & PTT is enabled

In case you are not able to turn on Secure Boot, you need toreset your BIOS settings to default; check out this guide to learn how to do that.

4. Remove protectors from the boot drive

In case you want tore-enable BitLockeron your computer, read this guide to learn the steps.

5. Repair the boot files

6. Perform a System Restore

Windows will restart and try to restore your system settings to the chosen time. IfSystem Restore doesn’t complete successfully, you need to follow the steps mentioned in this guide.

7. Uninstall updates

8. Reinstall the operating system

In conclusion, if you are stuck in a loop of Preparing BitLocker recovery screen, you can enter the BitLocker key, repair your computer using Startup Repair, enable Secure boot, or disable BitLocker recovery.

However, if nothing worked for you, you can uninstall Windows update, restore your computer to previous version, or reinstall the operating system to fix the issue once and for all.

You may also come across theBitLocker prompt screen error; we have tackled it in another article with detailed steps to fix this issue.

If you have any questions or suggestions on the BitLocker recovery loop issue? Feel free to mention them in the comments section below.

How to Get Out Of Preparing BitLocker Recovery Screen#

How can I get rid of Preparing BitLocker recovery screen?#

1. Enter the recovery key#

2. Perform Startup Repair#

3. Ensure Secure boot & PTT is enabled#

4. Remove protectors from the boot drive#

5. Repair the boot files#

6. Perform a System Restore#

7. Uninstall updates#

8. Reinstall the operating system#