A clean installation of Windows 11 may soon automatically activate BitLocker and encrypt the hard drive (storage device) by default, as present in the Insider Preview build, according to reports.

BitLocker locked me out of my PC after a system update, but the recovery key saved me. I found it on my Microsoft account under the device’s details and used it to unlock each encrypted drive. It’s a ...

When BitLocker-protected devices undergo significant changes such as hardware modifications or firmware updates, they may prompt you for a BitLocker recovery key. This is a security measure to prevent ...

BitLocker is a full-disk encryption tool available to Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education users. You can use it to lock the contents of your hard drive away from prying eyes, keeping it safe ...

To find your BitLocker recovery key, visit aka.ms/myrecoverykey using a different device, sign in with your Microsoft account, and check for the key listed under your device information. This site ...

In this post, we will show you how to find the BitLocker Recovery Key for your BitLocker Encrypted Volume by saving it locally, using Microsoft Account or Azure Active Directory Account. A BitLocker ...

After the introduction of Windows 11 24H2, both Windows Pro and Home versions will have encryption enabled automatically. However, if you do not want to use a BitLocker PIN to start their system, we ...

Microsoft is making significant enhancements to a core Windows 11 security feature, bringing performance improvements of up ...

As happens from time to time, somebody has spotted a feature in Windows 10 that isn’t actually new and has largely denounced it as a great privacy violation. The Intercept has written that if you have ...