The Windows 10 boot and shared data partitions somehow got encrypted with Bitlocker (and thus are inaccessible from the Win 8.1 install) after a repair shop swapped the motherboard.

The reported problem involves the BitLocker function, native to most desktop and laptop builds of Windows 10. BitLocker is designed as a security measure that encrypts entire drives at once, ...

Unlike the KB5041580 patch for Windows 10, which basically only fixes problems, this update for Windows 11 brings several new features to the taskbar, the Start menu, and File Explorer.

Windows 10 22H2 has received its latest update today. The new release, Build 19045.3271 (KB5028244), brings a bunch of important bug fixes as well as improvements, including a BitLocker fix and more.

Microsoft has finally managed to resolve a bug related to BitLocker encryption reporting. The issue was first confirmed in October last year, and it has finally been fixed on Windows 11 21H2.

The TPM is a secure crypto-processor designed to carry out cryptographic operations and installed in many Windows PCs. Microsoft says Bitlocker works best when used in combination with a TPM chip.