Lose your laptop, not your data: 7 Windows settings to enable now

Take these preemptive steps to protect your data and make your laptop more recoverable in case it's ever lost or stolen.
Ars Technica

How to enable hardware encryption on Samsung SSD 850 EVO in Win10 w/o UEFI?

I have an older Dell Inspiron 1750 laptop. I replaced its original spinning HDD with a brand new Samsung SSD 850 EVO drive, that was advertised as supporting hardware encryption. So now I'm trying to ...
AZ Central

Pros and cons of BitLocker, Microsoft’s built-in encryption tool

Question: What are the pros and cons of using Windows BitLocker? Answer: You can do many things to help keep your computer secure, and encryption is one of those ...
ExtremeTech

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

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SlashGear

How To Encrypt A Hard Drive On Windows, And Why You Might Need To

Your Windows device is likely protected with a passcode — the PIN or password you enter when signing in. For most users, login security prevents unauthorized access ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft warns of incorrect BitLocker encryption errors

Microsoft warned customers this week of incorrect BitLocker drive encryption errors being shown in some managed Windows environments. According to Redmond, this known issue affects only client ...