In my case, I haven’t enabled BitLocker Drive Encryption. You’ll be asked to unlock the drive via Control Panel. If you’ve forgotten the BitLocker recovery key or lost the printout, you can view the key by signing into your Microsoft account (that’s not the only way, though) and going to this URL: Microsoft account | BitLocker recovery keys:Įven if you manage to launch Command Prompt using the Shift + F10 key combination (by bypassing the BitLocker recovery screen) or clicking the “Skip this drive” option, you won’t be able to access the encrypted drive. If your drive has been encrypted using BitLocker Drive Encryption, you’ll now see the recovery key prompt such as the one below: Note: If Windows RE is manually started from a repair disk, then the BitLocker recovery key must be provided to unlock the BitLocker–protected drives. On the other hand, if you want to fix a specific registry setting, or to delete a locked-down file or registry key that you can’t otherwise modify when Windows is running, click Command Prompt. If a recent software installation or Malware attack has caused your system unbootable, a System Restore rollback would be an ideal option. In the Recovery Options, click Troubleshoot.Īt this point, you’ll be offered various recovery options, such as: And also be sure to have the BitLocker key ready.

In case you haven’t created a separate partition beforehand and moved WinRE there, use the Windows Setup USB disk to boot into Windows RE. The reagentc.exe /info command tells you the status of WinRE on the computer. The Windows RE tools should be in a partition that’s separate from the Windows partition. If you’ve enabled BitLocker drive encryption on the OS drive, in most cases, you’ll need to use (boot the device using) the Windows 10/11 Setup disk to access the Windows RE. Or you may use the Recovery drive if you’ve created one already. If Windows doesn’t start, then boot the system using your Windows installation media to access the Recovery Options. In Windows 10, you can also open Settings ( WinKey + i), click Update and Security, click Recovery, and click the Restart Now button under Advanced startup. Click Shut down or sign out, press and hold the SHIFT key and click Restart. In Windows 8 and Windows 10, press WinKey+ X to open the Power User menu. How to Edit Windows Registry Offline Step 1: Accessing the Recovery Environment The instructions apply to Windows 11 as well.

The screenshots are from a Windows 10 computer. This post explains in detail how to edit the Windows registry offline, via Recovery Environment.

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