I will share that the only exit we used was to turn off the TPM in the BIOS (varies with model so I defer to maker) then slip in a new HDD or SSD and start again.
The old drive is then put into some USB case and we try to wipe it clean with DBAN. DBAN is almost a nuclear option so be sure whatever PC you run it on has no other drives you want to be wiped out. Plenty of content about DBAN on the web so I pause here.
So I was playing with BIOS settings for reformatting my laptop and reinstalling Windows using bootable USB drive. I didn't succeed and I probably did something stupid. Now I'm not able to login into my laptop. It's asking me for bitlocker recovery key on both disabled and enabled settings of secure boot.
On "Enabled" setting, it says "Bitlocker needs your recovery key to unlock your drive because Secure Boot policy has unexpectedly changed."
On "Disabled" setting, it says "Bitlocker needs your recovery key to unlock your drive because Secure Boot has been disabled. Either Secure Boot must be re-enabled, or Bitlocker must be suspended for Windows to start normally."
I don't have a recovery key. I don't remember setting one. I even searched for it in my Microsoft account. My device (ASUS X205TA) is listed but the recovery key is not.
Note that I don't have any useful data in the laptop, so I'd be fine with reinstalling windows even if I loose all the data. I just want to be able to use my laptop again.

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