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Now if I were to sign into my MS account for the first time on my Desktop. Would I be given the option to not have BitLocker enabled? Or is that the default setting and I’d have to disable it later. Then save the key if I need it for future use before disabling BitLocker???

I never enabled BitLocker on my Desktop. I am assuming it was set up as a local account. I have never logged into my MS account on my Desktop.

On my Laptop When I got it, I logged into my MS account right away. But sometime either earlier this year or late last year. I disabled my BitLocker. Hence, I do not travel with my Laptop. I alternate from my Desktop to Laptop.

On my new Desktop a screen pops up and then disappears off the screen. I then ran the PowerShell file as administrator twice and I get a text file, but I didn’t see any BitLocker Recovery Key. I am uncertain if I should have saved the file or not.

On my laptop. I tried both the CMD file and ran as administrator. I get nothing to stay visible to read let alone save. I tried the PowerShell approach and the same thing occurs. A screen pops up and then disappears off the screen.

Do, I simply have no BitLocker Key associated with either my Desktop and Laptop to worry about?

I am thinking strongly of signing into my MS account on this new computer. I feel there are more advantages for me as an everyday user with using my MS account than if I stayed logged into the local account. Yes, I know I’ll get a BitLocker key, but I can live with that. If a local account is what I am in. If I am wrong, please fill me in.

No need to find a solution. I accidentally stumbled on how to save to my music drive using Media Player. I assume the process is similar in freac’s settings. Though I am quite satisfied with how Media Player organizes by artist and then each album.

I ran the PowerShell program and got a text file. But I see no indication of whether or not there is a BitLocker key to save. Do I save the whole text file???

I did as suggested. It opened up a PowerShell window and closed immediately. What does that mean? The program suggested me to run as admin. I do not know if I have administrator privileges or not. This computer was a return that I purchased. I do not know if anything had been altered before I got it. Should I sign into my MS account??

I have some questions before running this. Where does the recovery key go to on each machine that you have? How do you access the key if ever needed? I have both a laptop and a desktop computer. On my laptop, I am signed into my MS account and my desktop I am not. Is the process the same for either device? I have disabled BitLocker on my laptop. Does that make any difference in obtaining the key?

Do I need to have the BitLocker key? I do have a Windows 11 Pro laptop that I do not have it stored either? Is it vitally important to have both. Now on my laptop I am signed into my MS account with and BitLocker has been disabled. I guess I don’t fully understand BitLocker and what it pertains to Windows 11 or 11 Pro in my case for both computers.

Next question:

Is there any way to change the output directory of my https://www.freac.org/ audio converter v1.1.6 or v1.1.7 to my music storage drive i.e. E:/Music Files instead of the default C:/Users/Owner/Music/ selection? I have looked online, but nothing seems to be helpful. I did however, see in the settings in Windows Pro that I can change the output location where audio files are stored. But all that did was make an Owner directory in my Music storage drive. Is that the same thing? I’d rather have the FLAC files that I rip go into my Music files folder in my Music storage drive instead.

Any suggestions?

Next question:

Since I am not logged into my MS account. Is there another Bluetooth diagnostics tool besides Windows version? I have a Pluggable https://plugable.com/products/usb-bt5 Bluetooth adapter since my new computer didn’t come with Bluetooth installed. I have been experiencing intermittent cutting out of one of my headphones. I even moved the adapter to the front USB slot as recommended and still experiencing intermittent cutouts. Would I be better off if I logged into my MS account when diagnosing the issue???

[Rush2112]

I installed the update on my Windows 11 Pro Laptop this morning and found an option to download and install that I wasn’t expecting. I chose not to download and install. Should I have? Yes, I am using a MS account on my laptop.

• This reply was modified 10 months, 2 weeks ago by Rush2112. Reason: Poor Grammar

Thank you Paul,

Coming from you, that’s very reassuring to know. I’ll try it out.

Thanks. I downloaded the program. I’m not sure I need it though. I don’t want to screw anything up on my new computer.

Do I need to log into my MS account since this computer wasn’t set up that way? I’d like to have more lateral control over my desktop PC. I already have a laptop signed into my MS account. I’ve already disabled CoPilot. Or do I need to log into my MS account to obtain the BitLocker information? I’m not sure if I need to log into my account.