Update, reboot, locked out — all because of a key you didn't know existed ...

Microsoft provided the FBI with BitLocker encryption recovery keys following a warrant request, allowing federal agents to decrypt hard drives belonging to suspects in an alleged fraud investigation ...

Another Windows update, another glitch. Rolling out this past Patch Tuesday, Microsoft's July update has created a hiccup for some Windows users who secure their PCs through BitLocker. Affecting ...

Open the Control Panel, and click the BitLocker Drive Encryption icon. To Turn On Auto-unlock: Click on the chevron to collapse the fixed data drive or removable data drive that you want to turn on ...

Microsoft has confirmed that it provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI in response to a valid legal order, giving investigators the ability to decrypt hard drives that would otherwise have been ...

In context: Tech companies promote device encryption to reassure customers that their data remains private. Some, such as Apple, have resisted requests from authorities to bypass encryption. However, ...

I have a Server 2016 box with all drives encrypted, with a USB key inserted during boot so that it auto-unlocks itself. I have secondary drives that are also encrypted with the recovery file saved on ...

The disclosure underscores how recovery keys stored in Microsoft’s cloud can be accessed under warrant, even when enterprise data is encrypted. Microsoft gave Windows users’ BitLocker encryption keys ...