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 ...

BitLocker To Go is a new feature introduced with Windows 7. It lets you protect USB storage devices in a way similar to what BitLocker offers for OS and fixed drives.

PCs since Windows Vista can use BitLocker encryption. In the Windows 10 era, BitLocker has gotten more convenient through hardware extras that companies include inside their PCs to keep the ...

Microsoft responds with advice for Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise users to turn it off and on again. Researchers reverse engineer a bunch of self-encrypting solid state drives to reveal multiple ...

Almost all supported operating systems are affected. Microsoft lists Windows 10 21H2 and 22H2, Windows 11 21H2, 22H2 and 23H2 as well as Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019 and 2022.

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 ...

The nice thing about the automated device encryption (beyond the “automated” part) is that it extends to every edition of Windows 8.1, where BitLocker is a Pro- or Enterprise-tier feature in ...

Windows 11 also provides the option of backing up to a text file. By choosing the “Save to file” option, BitLocker allows you to specify a local or network location for the saved key. Once confirmed, ...