Cycle through the blue-screen error (when the host continues to crash) until you get to the
recovery screen. Perform the following steps: below: 1. Navigate to Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Settings 2. Press: Restart 3. Skip the first Bitlocker recovery key prompt by pressing ESC. 4. Skip the second Bitlocker recovery key prompt by selecting "Skip This Drive" at the bottom right 5. Navigate to Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Command Prompt 6. Type: bcdedit /set {default) safeboot minimal then press Enter. 7. Close the command prompt window by clicking the X in the top right. This will return you back to the blue screen (WinRE main menu) 8. Select: Continue. Download the PDF (from CrowdStrike) here: https://helpfultechnotes.com/guide/417/download/BitLocker-recovery-without-recovery-keys-2.0.pdf https://www.crowdstrike.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BitLocker-recovery-without-recovery-keys-2.0.pdf Keywords: Bitlocker, Safe Mode, Minimal, Recovery Key Taken from a submission on the Security Now podcast: https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-985-Notes.pdf |