Windows 11's BitLocker encryption permanently locks 3TB of a user's backups — "Filled my PC with more spyware and viruses than I can count"

A Reddit user ended up losing 3TB of games and backups after reinstalling Windows 11 because the operating system was lagging. Turns out, the BitLocker security was enabled by default after Microsoft ...

Yikes! Windows 11 can lock you out of your files. Here’s how to avoid the nightmare

If you back up both your data and your encryption key, your files should remain safely accessible to you (and only you). Open ...
Neowin

Microsoft may default-encrypt your data with BitLocker on Windows 11 24H2 Home PCs too

This week, there have been a couple of major news related to BitLocker. Microsoft has failed to deliver on its promise of an automatic fix for "0x80070643 - ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE" messages when trying ...
The Verge

Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11

Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. is a senior editor and ...
TechSpot

Old BitLocker vulnerability exploited to bypass encryption on updated Windows 11

Facepalm: BitLocker is a full volume encryption feature introduced by Microsoft with Windows Vista. The technology can apparently keep users' data safe thanks to AES and other advanced encryption ...
TWCN Tech News

Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption Enabled

The error “Windows RE cannot be enabled on a volume with BitLocker Drive Encryption Enabled” prevents you from enabling the Windows Recovery Environment. WinRE is ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft to Make BitLocker Encryption the Default in Next Windows 11 Build

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