To see whether your system meets them, simply open BitLocker: Click Start, Control Panel, System and Security, BitLocker Drive Encryption, Turn On BitLocker.

BitLocker can still be manually enabled using the BitLocker Control Panel on local accounts, though. You can also disable device encryption through a toggle in the privacy and security section of ...

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

After reports of widespread flaws in hardware-based SSD encryption, Microsoft has pushed out an update that defaults BitLocker protection to software-based AES encryption.

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

Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11 Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled.