BitLocker, USB drives not at fault — it’s BIOS . Originally published April 2, 2010 at 12:00 pm Updated April 2, 2010 at 2:01 pm . Q: I recently installed BitLocker on my laptop in an effort ...

If you're in the habit of transferring files using USB drives, you may want to protect the information you store on them.

In essence, it makes a key out of that USB drive, because without it, your computer can't start. Unlike file-by-file encryption or TrueCrypt, BitLocker can encrypt the whole C: drive, which ...

To protect an external drive with BitLocker to Go, first connect the drive to a USB port and wait for Windows to recognize it and assign a drive letter.

The latest version of Windows 11 will address the frustrating situation when the built-in Windows encryption tool BitLocker accidentally encrypts a USB drive. The new policy allows admins to ...

I am trying to access a bitlocker-ed drive. There is a TPM chip on my laptop. I have attached to drive to a caddy and attached via USB. Will this work?

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 ...