Microsoft is making BitLocker device encryption a default feature in its next major update to Windows 11. If you clean install the 24H2 version that’s rolling out in the coming months ...

This will apply to fresh installs and reinstallations, and disabling BitLocker is a bit of a pain. Microsoft began pushing BitLocker with the Windows 11 23H2 update, which made BitLocker the ...

Various versions of Windows include the option to use BitLocker, which is Microsoft’s built-in encryption tool. Start the day ...

On many computers, it’s even activated by default. But Microsoft’s “BitLocker” hard drive encryption has always been one of the functions defining the Pro version of the operating system.

The problem with this situation is that users will need to have a BitLocker recovery key if this were to happen, and it is one of the benefits of having a Microsoft Account (MSA) over a local account.

Microsoft has disabled a fix for a BitLocker security feature bypass vulnerability due to firmware incompatibility issues that were causing patched Windows devices to go into BitLocker recovery mode.

At the Chaos Communication Congress, security researcher and hardware hacker Thomas Lambertz (th0mas) showed in his presentation"Windows BitLocker: Screwed without a Screwdriver" how Microsoft's ...

Rolling out this past Patch Tuesday, Microsoft's July update has created a hiccup for some Windows users who secure their PCs through BitLocker. Affecting Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows ...

Microsoft has provided unscheduled updates for Windows Server 2022 and Windows 10. They solve problems with Hyper-V and Bitlocker. On the weekend, Microsoft released an unplanned update for ...

Microsoft may be rolling out a new feature as part of the latest Windows 11 update that will boost security but slow down SSD performance. We’re talking about BitLocker, of course, a device ...

Various versions of Windows include the option to use BitLocker, which is Microsoft’s built-in encryption tool. What is encryption? Encryption is a security layer that will scramble or ...