How to encrypt your PC’s disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

If you’ve signed in with a Microsoft account, your disk is likely already encrypted, and the key is likely already stored on ...

Storing your BitLocker key in the cloud? Microsoft can give it to the FBI - what to do instead

Storing your BitLocker key in the cloud? Microsoft can give it to the FBI - what to do instead ...
Techno-Science.net

BitLocker Recovery Key Saved My PC: Here’s How I Found and Used it

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 ...
Neowin

Microsoft posts official BitLocker key recovery and back up guide for Windows 11/10 PCs

Back in May, a report suggested that Microsoft was looking to default-encrypt Windows 11 24H2 Home PCs. This could lead to potential performance loss, even on fast NVMe SSDs, though CPUs can be a ...

Microsoft handed over BitLocker keys to law enforcement, raising enterprise data control concerns

The disclosure underscores how recovery keys stored in Microsoft’s cloud can be accessed under warrant, even when enterprise ...

Microsoft’s BitLocker Policy Draws Scrutiny After FBI Access to Encrypted Windows Device

Microsoft has acknowledged that it can provide U.S. law enforcement agencies with access to BitLocker encryption keys when ...
Analytics Insight

Microsoft Shared BitLocker Keys With FBI in Guam Case: Is Users’ Privacy a Concern For Corporations?

Microsoft provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI after investigators served a valid warrant in a fraud investigation based in Guam. Federal agents believed ...