Question: What are the pros and cons of using Windows BitLocker? Answer: You can do many things to help keep your computer secure, and encryption is one of those options. ...

To enable BitLocker on your device, use these steps: Open Start. Search for Control Panel and click the top result to open the app. Click on System and Security. Click on "BitLocker Drive Encryption." ...

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The BitLocker encryption method and Cipher strength you set as default is only applied when you turn on BitLocker for a drive. Any changes you make will not affect a drive already encrypted by ...

The BitLocker encryption built into higher-end versions of Windows Vista goes a long way toward locking out intruders at the boot-drive level, but it's neither 100% hassle-free nor 100% secure.

As of the latest Windows 10 update, Microsoft’s BitLocker encryption tool that’s built into Pro and Enterprise versions will no longer assume that self-encrypting SSDs are, you know, actually ...

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 ...

Users running one of the affected drives may think that Microsoft’s BitLocker tool, which comes standard on Windows 10 Pro, will cover the issue with its software-based encryption.

Microsoft BitLocker is a fine volume encryption tool only marred by unnecessarily complex hardware and software requirements. Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or ...