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.

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Before seeing how to set up, configure and use BitLocker, you need to know that even though this feature is supported on all Windows 11 versions, the Home needs to use Device Encryption which is a ...

Windows PCs are a bit harder to encrypt. While Microsoft does offer encryption tools like Device encryption and BitLocker in most versions of Windows, they’re only available to enterprise users.

If want to disable automatic BitLocker Device Encryption during installation on Windows 11, follow the instructions mentioned in this post.

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If “Device encryption” is not displayed, the system requirements for Windows 11 are probably not met. Then check in the firmware settings of the PC whether TPM and Secure Boot are activated.

Taking the time to review network encryption settings other than those in BitLocker needs much more review and examination to ensure thorough and consistent security.

Microsoft has confirmed that it had resolved the "65000" BitLocker encryption bug that was affecting almost all Windows 11 and 10 client systems. Interestingly, the fix wasn't deployed recently.