This document describes the workflow to enable BitLocker device encryption on the local hard disk of a Windows Surface computer that is running Windows 8 RT. Applies to: Windows 8 Original KB number: ...

Many users prefer to encrypt their entire storage drive, considering it one of the simplest and most effective encryption ...

If you're running Windows, you've probably run into the BitLocker Recovery screen at some point. Here's everything you need to know about the Microsoft program.

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Microsoft delivered the final updates for Windows 7 and Windows 8 through extended security update (ESU) this week, closing the book on the aging operating systems. The ...

Windows 7 is more than a decade old, but the company had previously extended security support for those willing to pay.

After serving users for almost ten years, support for Windows 8.1, Microsoft’s serially overlooked operating system, has officially come to an end. This means that while computers running 8.1 ...

The company has announced the end of Windows 8.1 support will hit in January 2023, at which point anyone still running Microsoft's old OS will be unprotected from any new system vulnerabilities ...

Yes, Encrypting File System (EFS) can be used to encrypt files on a BitLocker-protected drive. BitLocker helps protect the entire operating system drive against offline attacks, whereas EFS can ...

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