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Microsoft is making a major change to BitLocker encryption with new PCs in 2026 — here's what you need to know

Microsoft has announced big changes that are coming to BitLocker encryption on Windows 11 in 2026. The company has unveiled a new 'hardware accelerated BitLocker' that will be available on new devices ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft to Make BitLocker Encryption the Default in Next Windows 11 Build

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The Verge

Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11

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 ...
TechSpot

Microsoft wants to fix BitLocker's slowdown with hardware acceleration

Forward-looking: Originally introduced with Windows Vista in 2006, BitLocker is Microsoft's own solution for managing fully encrypted volumes and storage units. The technology is also notorious for ...