I recently replaced my CPU, and now I'm facing a BitLocker prompt when trying to boot into Windows. Unfortunately, I'm unable to enter my recovery key for some reason. I was wondering if I could reinstall my old CPU, disable BitLocker (since I wasn't aware encryption was enabled), and then put my new CPU back in to properly boot up. Would that work? Thanks in advance!
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Once BitLocker is triggered by any hardware change, like swapping CPUs, you're generally required to enter your recovery key to regain access. Reinstalling your old CPU might be worth a shot, but I wouldn't count on it fixing the issue. It’s more likely you’ll still need the recovery key to continue.
That's what I'm worried about! I do have my recovery key, but the input box won’t let me type in any characters. My keyboard is working fine outside of this situation, so it's pretty frustrating.