I was recently talking to someone I know about using Windows Defender to scan their system, and they decided to use the "offline scan" option (the one that reboots and does a scan before loading ...

Have you ever had the experience of suddenly seeing a screen that says "Enter the BitLocker recovery key" while using your ...

Microsoft has announced big changes that are coming to BitLocker encryption on Windows 11 in 2026. The company has unveiled a new 'hardware accelerated BitLocker' that will be available on new devices ...

Fix a stuck BitLocker decryption on Windows 11. Step-by-step solutions including manage-bde commands, CHKDSK, Safe Mode, and ...

If you have use BitLocker to secure files within Windows 11, you will almost certainly have noticed something of a performance hit. Microsoft is not unaware of this, and is taking steps to help ...

If you’ve been relying on BitLocker to protect your sensitive data it’s time to invest in something else. A zero day exploit called YellowKey allows anyone with access to the machine to boot into a ...

Microsoft has addressed a known issue causing some Windows 11 systems to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the April 2026 Windows security updates. BitLocker is a Windows security feature ...

If you want to run virtual machines, test software in isolation, or encrypt your drive with BitLocker, Windows 11 Pro has the ...

IntroductionIn the Windows 11 feature update (26H2), a new feature called "Point-in-Time Restore (PITR)" is attracting ...

Install Ubuntu 24.04 alongside Windows 11 with BitLocker safely. Compare separate-drive and shared-drive paths, recovery keys ...