The BitLocker security feature is available on Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions. However, on Windows 11 Home, you can use "device encryption," a limited version of BitLocker.

To configure the use of passwords for BitLocker removable drives in Windows 11/10 using Group Policy Editor, follow these steps: Search for gpedit in the Taskbar search box.

Learn how to enable or disable the use of BitLocker on Removable Data Drives in Windows 11/10 using Group Policy or Registry Editor.

Although Bitlocker and VHD are standard Windows tools, you’ll need Windows 11 Pro to encrypt the drive, so make sure you’ve got the right version.

I’m curious about how Bitlocker works operationally as I’ve never actually used it for whole disk encryption. I have used TrueCrypt to perform whole disk encryption so that’s been my ...

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 ...

Encryption is an added level of security for you PC. Here are the pros and cons of Microsoft’s built-in encryption tool BitLocker.