If you do not want to use smart cards on BitLocker removable data drives in Windows 11/10 PC, you can follow this guide minutely. Here is how you can prevent users from using smart cards on ...

There's nothing worse than realizing your external hard drive has been lost or stolen, when it contains sensitive personal or ...

BitLocker is a tool that offers drive encryption to keep your data safe and secure. It can be configured on Windows 11 Pro (or business and education versions of the OS), but Windows 11 Home doesn ...

Though Windows 11 Home edition does not have the BitLocker feature, it comes with Device encryption by default. It encrypts the drive and its volumes with BitLocker.

That means if you clean install Windows 11 later this year or buy a new PC with 24H2 installed, BitLocker device encryption will be enabled by default. If you just upgrade to 24H2, Microsoft won ...

Microsoft’s software encryption for SSDs, BitLocker, has been found to be slowing down SSD performance by up to 45% in Windows 11 Pro. BitLocker is enabled automatically when Windows 11 Pro is ...

Microsoft began pushing BitLocker with the Windows 11 23H2 update, which made BitLocker the default for new installations on supported systems. With 24H2, that setting expands to reinstallations ...