BitLocker is enabled on most Windows 11 PCs by default, and that’s a good thing because BitLocker ensures only you can access your own data.

Microsoft is making BitLocker device encryption a default feature in its next major update to Windows 11. If you clean install the 24H2 version that’s rolling out in the coming months, device ...

To truly ensure Windows 11 provides the strongest security possible to all users, BitLocker should be available to Windows Home licenses as well. The technology is already baked in and ready to go.

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 ...

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Given that Microsoft often experiments with new features within Insider builds of Windows 11, default BitLocker encryption might be absent from the final build of Windows 11 24H2.

Many corporate clients use BitLocker to secure their PC fleets, Lambertz noted, and the encryption technology is now being enabled by default on newer Windows 11 installations.

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 ...

The build's highlight, however, is a new policy for Windows admins who want to exclude USB removable drives from BitLocker encryption.

Microsoft is making a big security change to Windows 11. BitLocker device encryption will soon be automatically enabled in the 24H2 version of Windows 11.