Home > Computing Microsoft to Make BitLocker Encryption the Default in Next Windows 11 Build You can bypass it with a little tinkering, at least for now.

38C3: BitLocker encryption of Windows 11 bypassed without opening the PC Two years after a loophole was supposedly fixed, it can still be used to decrypt BitLocker-protected hard disks in Windows 11 ...

BitLocker is a secure disk encryption solution that’s built into Windows 11. When your PC uses BitLocker encryption, it stores all the files on its internal storage device in encrypted form.

Windows 11 Pro nevertheless activates BitLocker’s software-based encryption during installation without giving you the ability to prevent it.

Microsoft has made BitLocker encryption the default encryption service with the latest Windows 11 24H2 update. This update will also have other new features, including enhancements to Copilot+.