Concerns have been raised around the default drive encryption applied with Windows 11 24H2 This is put in place when setting up new PCs, or with fresh installs of Windows 11 24H2 on existing devices ...

In sharp contrast with its approach to privacy, Windows 11 security is in a good place, with no major enshittification issues.

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Veterans of BitLocker immediately asked if the recovery key was stored in Soup’s Microsoft account. That’s because these days Microsoft automatically encrypts your storage if you sign in to Windows ...

PCWorld outlines four essential security upgrades for new PCs: verifying Windows encryption settings, optimizing antivirus configurations, enabling biometric login, and setting up dedicated password ...

Microsoft warned that some Windows devices will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the July 2024 Windows security updates. The BitLocker Windows security feature mitigates the risk of data ...

Microsoft is preparing to reintroduce Recall to Windows 11. A feature limited to Copilot+ PCs—a label that just a fraction of a fraction of Windows 11 systems even qualify for—Recall has been ...

Microsoft has announced major changes to its recently unveiled AI-powered Recall feature, part of the new line of Copilot+ PCs, in response to blistering criticism from security researchers about ...

A previously unknown piece of ransomware, dubbed ShrinkLocker, encrypts victim data using the BitLocker feature built into the Windows operating system. BitLocker is a full-volume encryptor that ...