In Windows 11/10 and TPM 2.0 now, the BitLocker PIN length was increased to 6 characters. Also, the TPM 2.0 lockout period is greater than the default when a PIN is changed.

To Specify Minimum Length for BitLocker Startup PIN Select the radio button for Enabled , enter a number between 4 to 20 in Minimum characters field for what you want, click OK .

It'll have Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 and 2.0 support, and there will be an option for end users to set a PIN or password on both TPM and non-TPM devices. IT pros will be able to enforce ...

First off, I'm running Windows 8.1 and I don't have a TPM. I know all about going under the local Group Policy and disabling the TPM requirement. That's fine, I understand that aspect of it. Where ...

Most people who use the Home Edition of Windows 10 and 11 are unlikely to be aware that their computer also comes with a Microsoft encryption tool. On many computers, it’s even activated by ...

New Zealand security researcher details never-before-seen attack for recovering BitLocker ... a computer's TPM chip and sniffing communications via the Low Pin Count (LPC) bus. TPMs are ...

If you don’t know the password or PIN you used to set up BitLocker, that’s where the recovery key comes into the picture. It’s basically your digital life preserver.

bitlocker problem, turned off accidentally, with SSD, now can't turn on again without MS asking to encrypt part or all of drive Hi, I had BL working fine with my Samsung SSD Evo, however, somehow ...