Duplicate Device Names and BitLocker Recovery Key Confusion in Microsoft Account

[Windows 11]

Hi everyone,I recently set up a new laptop and, during the setup process, I unintentionally gave it the same name as my existing laptop. Both devices are linked to my Microsoft account, and while I’ve since renamed one of them locally, I noticed that:1. My Microsoft account device list initially showed both with the same name, which was confusing.2. After renaming one laptop, the BitLocker recovery key still shows under the old name, meaning I now have two recovery keys listed under the same device name.3. When managing my BitLocker keys in the future, I might accidentally delete the wrong rec

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