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 ...

How many times have you been locked out of your PC because you accidentally spammed the wrong PIN or exceeded the max number of sign-in attempts? This and starting Windows in Safe Mode are two ...

It’s always a good idea to secure sensitive data with Microsoft’s BitLocker encryption technology. BitLocker ensures only the owner can access the encrypted files. The downside: Encrypting data with ...

BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately ...

Oof, Windows is having a rough week. Only five days after a massive CrowdStrike update-slash-outage made headlines for crippling IT infrastructure all over the world (which, admittedly, is a ...

New to Windows, albeit in the Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Vista only, is BitLocker drive encryption technology. Using either a TPM module, or a USB key, it allows you to completely encrypt the ...

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 ...