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Microsoft says that it will work with the FBI to unlock your Windows PCs encrypted data if asked. BitLocker encryption keys that are uploaded to the cloud via your Microsoft Account are not encrypted on Microsoft's servers, which means the company is able to see the keys and hand them over to law enforcement if requested via valid legal order. Forbes reports that Microsoft did this in early 2025, handing over the encryption keys to a device that the FBI had in their possession. This should make everyone using a Windows PC think twice before backing up their BitLocker encryption key to Microsoft's servers. Windows 11's online Microsoft Account requirement means your PC is already automatically backing up your data encryption key online. Apple, Google, and Meta's data encryption keys are also backed up to the cloud, but those keys are encrypted on the cloud side so nobody can see them but the user. Microsoft seemingly doesn't do this.