Question: What are the pros and cons of using Windows BitLocker? Answer: You can do many things to help keep your computer secure, and encryption is one of those ...

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I recently decided it was time to retire TrueCrypt which I still used under Windows 10 with Full Drive Encryption (Works okay mostly, legacy boot only, needs to be disabled for each major update).

If you're running Windows 11 Pro, you could be costing your SSD almost 50 percent of its performance and speed. According to extensive tests run by the fine folks at Tom's Hardware, Windows 11's ...

Reacting to a recently discovered security hole in hardware-based encryption in solid state drives, Microsoft recommends that if you’re using BitLocker to protect a solid-state drive, you switch from ...

Losing your USB flash drive before a big presentation is a terrible way to start a Monday. Losing a drive that also contains valuable personal data or confidential company information will ruin your ...

To fix the “Cannot install Windows, BitLocker Drive Encryption is enabled on selected partition” error, suspend BitLocker via Settings or Control Panel, or use your recovery key to unlock the drive.

I am a bit confused by all the full disk encryption methods available between hardware options like OPAL and software/hardware options like Bitlocker for a X1 Carbon Generation 6 thinkpad. I am about ...

To disable hardware-based encryption on removable drives in Windows 11/10 using Group Policy Editor, follow these steps: Once done, click the OK button. From now onwards, the hardware-based encryption ...

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 ...

This post features solutions to fix the Bitlocker Error Code 0x80072f9a on Windows 11/10. BitLocker is an encryption feature included with Microsoft Windows. It is ...