Let’s say you use BitLocker Drive Encryption to store your files and you later experience a problem with your PC and need that recovery key. If you don’t have it anymore, you’re toast.

Windows 11, Windows 10, and even older versions come pre-installed with a security and encryption feature called BitLocker. It enables users to encrypt everything on the drive where Windows is ...

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

Encryption is an added level of security for you PC. Here are the pros and cons of Microsoft’s built-in encryption tool BitLocker.

BitLocker is officially only available for Windows 10/11 Pro. However, the tool is actually also included in the Home versions, just hidden.

BitLocker and Device Encryption are critical tools for protecting a PC’s data from thieves. Here’s everything you need to know about the encryption technologies built into Windows 10 and 11.

BitLocker Drive Encryption is a feature that's available for business customers, only on Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions of Windows.

BitLocker Drive Encryption is enabled on the selected partition. Suspend (also referred to as disable) BitLocker in the Control Panel, and then restart the installation.

A device with BitLocker disabled will display "Protection Off" and the Encryption method will be "None".

Home > Computing Microsoft to Make BitLocker Encryption the Default in Next Windows 11 Build You can bypass it with a little tinkering, at least for now.

Windows 11's default BitLocker encryption is put under additional scrutiny by a hacker who showcases an old bug still being exploitable.

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors in some managed Windows environments.