Microsoft is giving BitLocker in Windows 11 a serious upgrade, and this time the focus is on speed and stronger key protection rather than just “more encryption.” If you have ever worried about ...

It seems obvious in retrospect, but thanks to the performance gains in modern SSDs, Microsoft has started rolling out hardware-accelerated BitLocker capabilities in Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025.

After installing one of the several Windows updates that were released on October 14th or later, many Windows users have reported being asked to reset their systems via BitLocker Recovery, which ...

You can choose to disable BitLocker on your Windows 11 or 10 PC from the Control Panel or Windows Settings. Besides that, you can turn off BitLocker aka Device Encryption using command-line tools like ...

If manual BCD repair fails, refreshing or resetting Windows 11 can restore system files. Choose “Keep my files” to preserve personal data (but this is not guaranteed), or “Remove everything” for a ...

Windows 11 brings a lot of changes, including two new forms of BitLocker encryption: Drive Encryption and Device Encryption. These options provide enhanced security for your devices and files, but ...

Hamza is a certified Technical Support Engineer. The BitLocker Recovery Error with a Trace ID (e.g., XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX) occurs when Windows detects a potential ...

Encountering the dreaded blue screen with error code 0xc0000098 on your Windows 11 system can be a frustrating experience, often leaving you locked out of your own ...

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 ...

Once again, Microsoft’s engineers have found themselves in hot water. A recent Windows 10 update—KB5058379—is causing headaches for users worldwide, with many reporting unexpected BitLocker recovery ...

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.