Microsoft has reportedly provided the FBI with BitLocker encryption keys to unlock encrypted data on three suspect laptops, aiding a federal investigation.

Forbes reports that Microsoft complied with an FBI request for decryption keys to a suspect's personal laptops last year. While the company said it cannot fulfill ...

How to keep your PC encryption key safe - from Microsoft and the FBI ...

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

Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. Clean installs of Windows 11 version 24H2 now have BitLocker device encryption enabled. is a senior editor and ...

BitLocker is a crucial Windows feature that helps secure the data on your PC. The full version of BitLocker is only available on Windows 11 Pro, but you can still use it to a lesser degree on Windows ...

In early 2025, Forbes reports, investigators at the FBI served Microsoft with a warrant seeking the BitLocker encryption recovery keys for several laptops it believed held evidence of fraud in Guam’s ...

Question: What are the pros and cons of using Windows BitLocker? Answer: You can do many things to help keep your computer secure, and encryption is one of those ...

If you have the BitLocker recovery key, you can unlock the BitLocker encrypted hard drive partition through the Control Panel. However, if your Windows OS is corrupted and you cannot boot into Windows ...

Password theft, by the billion, has been in the news recently, as has Microsoft’s desire to replace the security measure for all users. Security experts have now warned that a vulnerability impacting ...

To fix the “Cannot install Windows, BitLocker Drive Encryption is enabled on selected partition” error, suspend BitLocker via Settings or Control Panel, or use your recovery key to unlock the drive.