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 ...

If you prefer keeping your files and folder encrypted, you might have run into the EFS or Encryption File System algorithm. This inbuilt feature of Windows 11 and Windows 10 helps users secure ...

BitLocker is Windows' built-in encryption feature that helps combat many data breach problems in the digital era. You can apply it to encrypt your hard drive and other storage devices.

Microsoft began pushing BitLocker with the Windows 11 23H2 update, which made BitLocker the default for new installations on supported systems. With 24H2, that setting expands to reinstallations ...

But before you add encrypted files to the index, it is recommended that you have Windows BitLocker, or a non-Microsoft encryption program, enabled on your system drive for security purposes.

In theory, Windows 11 makes device encryption available to all. In reality, it’s not so universal. Here’s how to check for it—and figure out what to do if you lack the option.

Though Windows 11 Home edition does not have the BitLocker feature, it comes with Device encryption by default. It encrypts the drive and its volumes with BitLocker.

M icrosoft 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, device ...

This includes the ones running the Home version of Windows 11. This automatic device encryption no longer requires a Hardware Security Test Interface (HSTI) or Modern Standby, and encryption.