By default, Windows 11 will encrypt all the fixed drives on your PC using BitLocker when you first connect them, and this applies to newly-created partitions, too.

To enable BitLocker encryption in Windows, open the Control Panel and select ‘System and Security’. Click on ‘BitLocker Drive Encryption’ and choose the drive you wish to encrypt.

First up, let's check out what gets transferred. Microsoft says that "Your documents, photos, videos, and other files saved across folders or drives" will make it onto your new PC. It will also carry ...

Last month's BitLocker Recovery bug should be a wake-up call for everyone who owns a Windows PC. Make sure you have a copy of your recovery key so you can avoid being locked out of your data files.

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 ...

How to disable BitLocker on Windows 10. To remove the drive encryption, use these steps: Open Start. Search for Control Panel and click the top result to open the app. Click on System and Security.

You can check BitLocker encryption status for all the drivers on Windows 11 by executing a manage-bde -status command in Command Prompt or Get-BitLockerVolume command in Windows PowerShell.

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).

Right-click the drive and choose Manage BitLocker from the menu (or search for the BitLocker Drive Encryption utility from the Windows 8 UI as described earlier), and you’ll be able to change ...