This post explains why BitLocker might be missing or not showing in Control Panel on your Windows 11/10 and the steps you can take to resolve the issue.

Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to fix a known issue causing Windows 10 systems to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the May 2025 security updates.

The Windows 10 boot and shared data partitions somehow got encrypted with Bitlocker (and thus are inaccessible from the Win 8.1 install) after a repair shop swapped the motherboard.

Software Microsoft windows update bitlocker How to fix the July 2024 Windows update's reboot loop Users using BitLocker encryption should keep their recovery keys handy By Daniel Sims July 25 ...