Next comes the post of "All my data was stolen and my SSN is being used to order CC in my name because my laptop was stolen and unencrypted". Damned if you do.

Next comes the post of "All my data was stolen and my SSN is being used to order CC in my name because my laptop was stolen and unencrypted". Damned if you do... But it would be helpful for Microsoft to provide a notice on first login about how to get to your backed up key in your MSFT account as well as how to make a print out of the recovery key.