Windows BitLocker. Until recently, if you wanted to use BitLocker, you would need to be running a version of Windows other than Home (Pro, Enterprise, or Education).

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, ...

BitLocker is Microsoft’s easy-to-use, proprietary encryption program for Windows that can encrypt your entire drive as well as help protect against unauthorized changes to your system such as ...

BitLocker is one of the simplest ways to encrypt an external drive on Windows, as long as you're using it with Windows devices. It's just one of many security features in Windows 11.

Setting up BitLocker on a Windows 11 PC. To activate BitLocker Drive Encryption on your Windows 11 PC, you’ll first need to upgrade to Windows 11 Professional if you haven’t already done so.

Today, Microsoft confirmed the issue and said it's investigating reports that "a small number" of Windows 10 PCs display BitLocker recovery screens after installing the KB5058379 update.

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 ...

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.

"After installing the July 2024 Windows security update, released July 9, 2024 [..], you might see a BitLocker recovery screen upon booting your device," Microsoft said. "This screen does not ...

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 ...