

Print recovery key (it does not warn you if print it to a PDF file, and store that on the encrypted drive, do not save it as a PDF to the encrypted volume).Text file (same as USB Drive, except you get to choose the path to save it in, not just the root of the drive, also can't be encrypted).USB drive (won't let you save to a Bitlockered USB drive).Microsoft Cloud / Microsoft Account if the user logs in with a Microsoft Account, and chose to backup the key to their Microsoft Account at setup, or at a later date.

MBAM can escrow the recovery key after Bitlocker setup if the client is installed later.

Active Directory if AD Joined and the appropriate group policy is set (can also be forced from the Bitlocker command line instead of by policy if setup is done manually).Bitlocker will store the recovery key for your system partition (C drive typically) in the following locations:
