The Windows 11 2024 (24H2) Update is on its way, and it will seemingly try to enable BitLocker disk encryption by default during installation.

BitLocker is an on-by-default setting in Windows 11 Pro that is meant to encrypt and protect your data.

Affecting Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server, the bug prevents your PC from booting into Windows, instead resulting in a blue screen that asks for your BitLocker recovery key.

July’s Windows 11 update is sending PCs into BitLocker recovery Windows issues continue to pile up as a recent update is now causing headaches shortly after the huge CrowdStrike outage.

Windows 11's default BitLocker encryption is put under additional scrutiny by a hacker who showcases an old bug still being exploitable.