Various versions of Windows include the option to use BitLocker, which is Microsoft’s built-in encryption tool. Here are pros and cons.

If you haven't enabled BitLocker on your PC yet, follow the steps below to enable 256-bit encryption, and then make use of our guide on how to configure BitLocker encryption on Windows 11.

BitLocker is an on-by-default setting in Windows 11 Pro that is meant to encrypt and protect your data.

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If you see For your security, some settings are managed by your system administrator message when using BitLocker, then use these fixes.

A family member recently came to me with this strange Bitlocker issue on a dual boot laptop that occurred after the motherboard was replaced due to a water spill. The Windows 10 boot and shared ...

Cooke insists that when Microsoft designed BitLocker for Windows 7, it took into account TPM’s vulnerabilities. The company should have known them as this isn’t the first time TPM was hacked.

Microsoft is working to fix a known issue causing 0x80070643 errors when installing the KB5034441 security update that patches the CVE-2024-20666 BitLocker vulnerability.