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It's not necessary to re-encrypt the disk due to the way BitLocker (and most other full disk encryption systems) works. BitLocker uses a fast symmetric algorithm (by default 128-bit AES in XTS ...

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 users of Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise have access to, and will likely use, the full-disk encryption BitLocker feature, Microsoft has acted quickly.

Go to Start, type “bitlocker,” and click “Manage BitLocker” to open BitLocker Drive Encryption settings. From here, click “Turn off BitLocker.” It will warn you that your disk will get ...

Surface, BitLocker, and the future of encryption It's always going to add complexity but that doesn't mean it can't be usable Written by Mary Branscombe, Contributor Dec. 24, 2013 at 12:53 a.m. PT ...

BitLocker, Microsoft's disk encryption tool, could be trivially bypassed prior to last week's patches, according to recent security research. The feature, baked into Windows Vista and later, ...

And if BitLocker is enabled, you will need the key to uninstall it. In the world of Macs, there is no version of BitLocker. ... And finally, there are disk encryption tools for Linux.

I am a bit confused by all the full disk encryption methods available between hardware options like OPAL and software/hardware options like Bitlocker for a X1 Carbon Generation 6 thinkpad.

Mounts encrypted BitLocker, PGP and TrueCrypt volumes. Supports removable media encrypted with BitLocker To Go. Supports both encrypted containers and full disk encryption.

To secure the data, BitLocker uses an AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption algorithm with a 128-bit key plus a data-mixing algorithmic function (known as an Elephant diffuser) for disk ...

Microsoft recommends changing the encryption method from hardware-based encryption to software-based BitLocker Drive Encryption. To change encryption schemes the drive must be unencrypted and re ...