To help organizations with the transition, now in Windows 11/10, the BitLocker PIN length is 6 characters by default, but it can be reduced to 4 characters.

If BitLocker thorws up error Too many PIN entry attempts,There is a limit on the number ot password attempts allowed in Windows 11/10, see this definitive fix.

If you’ve signed into a Windows 11 Pro PC with your Microsoft account, BitLocker is on by default. However, even Windows 11 Home PCs can use Windows’ built-in “device encryption.” ...

The BitLocker security feature is available on Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions. However, on Windows 11 Home, you can use "device encryption," a limited version of BitLocker.

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.

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 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 ...

The Windows 11 2024 (24H2) Update is on its way, and it will seemingly try to enable BitLocker disk encryption by default during installation. According to rumors ...

Microsoft has finally managed to resolve a bug related to BitLocker encryption reporting. The issue was first confirmed in October last year, and it has finally been fixed on Windows 11 21H2.