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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It can be quite frustrating and alarming to see There are no more BitLocker recovery options on your PC, especially when you are locked out of the system. This error ...

On my server I have a 2-disk mirror that's BitLocker'ed. There's a subfolder in it that's shared and added to my desktop's "Documents" library as the default save location, so I can put my personal ...

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 ...

Yesterday, Microsoft released the KB5041585 cumulative update for Windows 11 that brought some important changes. Unlike the KB5041580 patch for Windows 10, which basically only fixes problems, this ...

Microsoft says research spelling out multiple attack scenarios to access files protected by BitLocker presents a relatively low security risk to users Microsoft dismissed recently disclosed threats to ...