Let us see how to Turn On or Off BitLocker to encrypt or decrypt fixed and removable data drives in Windows 11/10. Turn BitLocker On or Off for Data Drives To turn BitLocker on, open Explorer and ...

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 ...

Press ‘Turn on BitLocker’ and follow the prompts to set up a password and back up your recovery ... How to enable 256-bit Bitlocker encryption in Windows 11? BitLocker supports 256-bit encryption.

Here's how to turn off BitLocker on Windows 11 Pro: Open the Settings app (press the Windows and letter "I" keys simultaneously.) Click "System" on the left, then "Storage" on the right.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

A new report suggests Microsoft may be enabling BitLocker encryption by default on Windows 11 24H2 PCs. What's interesting is that the report suggests that this may happen on Home editions too.