As announced by Microsoft a few days ago, the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.3570 (Beta channel) includes an updated Task Manager with new metrics to show RAM performance. // Related Stories ...

BitLocker is one of the simplest ways to encrypt an external drive on Windows, as long as you're using it with Windows ...

To truly ensure Windows 11 provides the strongest security possible to all users, BitLocker should be available to Windows Home licenses as well. The technology is already baked in and ready to go.

Most people who use the Home Edition of Windows 10 and 11 are unlikely to be aware that their computer also comes with a Microsoft encryption tool. On many computers, it’s even activated by ...

There are three ways to do that on Windows 11 and Windows 10 computers. ... Apart from that, you can use the BitLocker Manager or Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt to get the same thing done.

The BitLocker security feature is available on Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions. However, on Windows 11 Home, you can use "device encryption," a limited version of BitLocker.

That means if you clean install Windows 11 later this year or buy a new PC with 24H2 installed, BitLocker device encryption will be enabled by default. If you just upgrade to 24H2, Microsoft won ...

With Windows 11 Pro, you can turn on BitLocker encryption manually, on the system drive and external drives. See my BitLocker Guide for details. How to save a fresh copy of your BitLocker recovery key ...

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.

BitLocker is an on-by-default setting in Windows 11 Pro that is meant to encrypt and protect your data. While that sounds all good and dandy, the setting now appears to rob as much as 45 percent ...