Locked out of new laptop because of Microsoft Account Security Update

[Windows Server]

I recently got a new laptop. It made me link a Microsoft account as part of the setup, I didn’t want to but it was required. When I tried to sign in at a later time it told me that there was a problem with my PIN and I needed to sign in with my Microsoft account. However, since I rarely use my Microsoft account my old number was still the second layer of security. I know I had an email listed in my Microsoft account as well but that just straight up disappeared. I tried factory resetting my device but BitLocker encrypted my drive and I need my recovery key for that so I’m right back where I st

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