It’s possible to change BitLocker policies to work without a TPM, but BitLocker expects to find a TPM by default. This ominous message is scary and confusing for users.

To change BitLocker settings in Windows 11 or Windows 10, you have three options. You can use Control Panel, Local Group Policy Editor, and Registry Editor.

First, you’ll need to change the Group Policy settings for BitLocker. To open the Group Policy editor, type “Group Policy” in the taskbar search box, then click the Group Policy editor.

To paraphrase Fox Mulder, trust no self-encrypting SSD. As of the latest Windows 10 update, Microsoft’s BitLocker encryption tool that’s built into Pro and Enterprise versions will no longer ...

So, if you are signed in with some user account with no administrative privileges, then to fix this issue, you should log in as an administrator on Windows 11/10 system and then try again. You can ...

Microsoft is making a big security change to Windows 11. BitLocker device encryption will soon be automatically enabled in the 24H2 version of Windows 11. You can avoid device encryption by using ...