BitLocker is a crucial Windows feature that helps secure the data on your PC. The full version of BitLocker is only available on Windows 11 Pro, but you can still use it to a lesser degree on Windows ...

Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. is a senior editor and ...

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Professional versions of Windows, such as Windows 11 Pro, include a storage encryption feature called BitLocker. A hardware-accelerated version of BitLocker that utilizes the SoC's encryption ...

Most people who use the Home Edition of Windows 10 and 11 are unlikely to be aware that their computer also comes with a Microsoft encryption tool. On many computers, it’s even activated by default.

Microsoft has rolled out a long-awaited improvement to BitLocker encryption with Windows 11 version 25H2, introducing hardware acceleration that significantly reduces storage overhead. The update ...