Let’s say you use BitLocker Drive Encryption to store your files and you later experience a problem with your PC and need that recovery key. If you don’t have it anymore, you’re toast.

After reports of widespread flaws in hardware-based SSD encryption, Microsoft has pushed out an update that defaults BitLocker protection to software-based AES encryption.

You can set up BitLocker to secure your data with encryption whether you have Windows 11 Pro or Home, and in this guide, we’ll show you how.

If you have a device with sensitive files, use this guide to use BitLocker encryption to add an extra layer of security to Windows 10.

To use the BitLocker Drive Encryption management tools, you must be running a business edition of Windows 10 or Windows 11: Pro, Enterprise, or Education.

The problem is bad, but Microsoft made it worse. Bitlocker, which lets you encrypt your files on Windows 10, defaults to the disk's built-in encryption, rather than its own system.

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.

VeraCrypt Wins on Security An encryption tool is only as good as the security it provides, and while VeraCrypt isn’t perfect, it’s definitely more robust than Bitlocker.

What Is the “Cannot Install Windows, BitLocker Drive Encryption Is Enabled on Selected Partition” Error? Windows 11 and old versions of the Windows operating system have BitLocker Encryption ...