Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11 25H2, 24H2, and Windows 10 22H2 users are affected by a BitLocker Recovery bug that ...

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 ...

Click on Start, search cmd, and click on Run as Administrator. This will open an elevated Command Prompt, here; run this command: manage-bde -protectors -get C: All the Bitlocker recovery keys stored ...

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 ...

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 ...

Drive encryption on Windows is still technically a "business" feature, but if you have Windows 11 Pro, you can fully encrypt your drive using BitLocker. Your TPM is supposed to handle the decryption ...

I'm a Windows 98/2000/XP veteran making the jump to Ubuntu and Windows 7. One of the feature in Windows 7 that I thought I'd like to try out was BitLocker. I have no TPM hardware nor the desire to ...

Facepalm: Windows users who have encrypted their PCs with BitLocker might have trouble rebooting after installing a July OS update. Microsoft instructs those impacted to refer to the standard ...

If you don't have your BitLocker recovery key backed up, you will lose all your files if you run into this issue.

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

I have an older Dell Inspiron 1750 laptop. I replaced its original spinning HDD with a brand new Samsung SSD 850 EVO drive, that was advertised as supporting hardware encryption. So now I'm trying to ...