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Ten actionable strategies for security admins, SOC teams, and MSPs to harden Windows 11 and shrink the attack surface.

From as early as Windows Vista, Microsoft's operating systems started shipping with an important security feature called BitLocker. It's a feature designed to protect sensitive data and information ...

A new report suggests Microsoft may be enabling BitLocker encryption by default on Windows 11 24H2 PCs. What's interesting is that the report suggests that this may happen on Home editions too. This ...

A recent Windows 11 update is causing significant problems for some users during system startup and in everyday use. As ...

Guide When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Starting with Windows 11 version 24H2, Microsoft automatically encrypts all drives when you ...

Microsoft may be rolling out a new feature as part of the latest Windows 11 update that will boost security but slow down SSD performance. We’re talking about BitLocker, of course, a device encryption ...

A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker protections and gain complete access to an encrypted drive within seconds.

Microsoft is investigating a bug triggering security alerts on systems with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) processor after enabling BitLocker. BitLocker is a Windows security feature that encrypts ...

A publicly disclosed and widely unpatched zero-day vulnerability, named YellowKey, permits anyone with physical access to a device running Windows ...

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.

The -ForceDismount parameter forces Windows to close open files and immediately lock the drive. Note: Before using the -ForceDismount parameter, save all open files and close any apps using the drive, ...