Microsoft’s BitLocker offers solid encryption for your data on Windows 11 devices, but its level of protection isn’t for everyone all of the time. This article shows how to disable 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 ...

If you’re on Windows 11, there’s a good chance you’re using BitLocker to protect your system files and personal data. BitLocker is enabled on most Windows 11 PCs by default, and that’s a ...

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 ...

The Windows 11 2024 (24H2) Update is on its way, and it will seemingly try to enable BitLocker disk encryption by default during installation. According to rumors ...

Microsoft’s BitLocker software encryption of for SSDs, which is activated by default in Windows 11 Pro, causes a massive reduction in the performance of storage drives. TomsHardware conducted ...

BitLocker is an on-by-default setting in Windows 11 Pro that is meant to encrypt and protect your data. While that sounds all good and dandy, the setting now appears to rob as much as 45 percent ...

BitLocker is enabled by default on newer Windows 11 installations under "Device Encryption". In this mode, the hard disk is encrypted at rest, but is automatically decrypted when a legitimate ...

In this post, we will show you how to set a default encryption method (XTS-AES or AES-CBC) and cipher strength (128-bit or 256-bit) you want to be used by BitLocker in Windows 11/10. Windows ...

The latest Windows security update that shipped earlier this month has a bug that can cause systems to show the BitLocker recovery screen when booting up. Microsoft is working on a fix, though you ...

In Windows 11/10 and TPM 2.0 now, the BitLocker PIN length was increased to 6 characters. Also, the TPM 2.0 lockout period is greater than the default when a PIN is changed.