Microsoft has admitted that turning on BitLocker on PCs with NVMe SSDs can have a noticeable performance impact.

Microsoft is rolling out hardware-accelerated BitLocker in Windows 11 to address growing performance and security concerns by ...

Microsoft has started rolling out hardware-accelerated BitLocker capabilities in Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 ...

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 ...

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.

Let us see how to Turn On or Off BitLocker to encrypt or decrypt fixed and removable data drives in Windows 11/10. BitLocker To Go is BitLocker Drive Encryption on removable data drives. This includes ...

What to do: Users should have their BitLocker recovery keys ready before installing the October security update for Windows 10 and 11. If the update triggers the security feature and users cannot ...

On BitLocker-supported editions of Windows 11/10, you can temporarily suspend or pause BitLocker protection for an unlocked drive encrypted using BitLocker. For example, suppose you need to install ...

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 ...

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