Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections

A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker ...
Windows Report

HP Confirms BIOS Update Bug Causing BitLocker Recovery Loops on Windows 11 PCs

HP has confirmed a faulty BIOS update causing BitLocker recovery loops and boot failures on some Windows 11 commercial PCs ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft fixes BitLocker recovery issue only for Windows 11 users

Microsoft has addressed a known issue causing some Windows 11 systems to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the April 2026 Windows security updates. BitLocker is a Windows security feature ...
TechSpot

Old BitLocker vulnerability exploited to bypass encryption on updated Windows 11

Facepalm: BitLocker is a full volume encryption feature introduced by Microsoft with Windows Vista. The technology can apparently keep users' data safe thanks to AES and other advanced encryption ...
TWCN Tech News

Backup BitLocker recovery key and suspend BitLocker encryption before updating BIOS

BitLocker recovery key is a full-disk encryption feature in Microsoft Windows Pro and Enterprise operating systems. It is a unique 48-digit numerical password that ...
PC World

July’s Windows 11 update is sending PCs into BitLocker recovery

Oof, Windows is having a rough week. Only five days after a massive CrowdStrike update-slash-outage made headlines for crippling IT infrastructure all over the world (which, admittedly, is a ...
Neowin

Microsoft confirms "65000" BitLocker encryption error is haunting Windows 11 and Windows 10

Microsoft has not been able to resolve a new issue related to BitLocker encryption reporting on Intune on Windows 11 and Windows 10 enterprise PCs. Thankfully, the company has issued a workaround.