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. The tool is ...

It’s imperative to point out that Device encryption is different from BitLocker drive encryption. All Windows Home editions support only the former, whereas every other edition supports both security ...

The October 2025 security update for Windows 11 25H2, Windows 11 24H2, and Windows 10 22H2 has reportedly forced some users into the BitLocker recovery screen ...

Microsoft’s BitLocker software encryption of for SSDs, which is activated by default in Windows 11 Pro, causes a massive reduction in the performance of storage drives. TomsHardware conducted ...

Update 19-Aug-2024: Microsoft has now resolved this bug. See details below. Five years ago, after a particularly embarrassing run of flawed Windows updates, Microsoft vowed to do better. Part of its ...

I was recently talking to someone I know about using Windows Defender to scan their system, and they decided to use the "offline scan" option (the one that reboots and does a scan before loading ...

Protecting your data is important, especially because cyber criminals are becoming more sophisticated in their hacking and phishing attempts. But did you know that you can store your data in a virtual ...

At the Chaos Communication Congress, security researcher and hardware hacker Thomas Lambertz (th0mas) showed in his presentation"Windows BitLocker: Screwed without a Screwdriver" how Microsoft's ...