Update, reboot, locked out — all because of a key you didn't know existed ...

Microsoft handed over encryption keys for its hard drive encryption software BitLocker to the FBI last year, complying with a search warrant tied to a fraud investigation in Guam. This marks the first ...

Microsoft has confirmed that it provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI in response to a valid legal order, giving investigators the ability to decrypt hard drives that would otherwise have been ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

Your data is under lock and key, and you don't have the key until you do this ...

Microsoft confirmed it can hand over BitLocker recovery keys stored in the cloud under warrant, reviving debate over who controls encrypted data. Microsoft is under scrutiny after it emerged that the ...

Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that some Windows Server 2025 devices will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the April 2026 KB5082063 Windows security update. BitLocker is a Windows ...

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

In context: Tech companies promote device encryption to reassure customers that their data remains private. Some, such as Apple, have resisted requests from authorities to bypass encryption. However, ...

Another Windows update, another glitch. Rolling out this past Patch Tuesday, Microsoft's July update has created a hiccup for some Windows users who secure their PCs through BitLocker. Affecting ...

BitLocker is a Microsoft Windows security and encryption feature included with certain Windows versions. BitLocker enables users to encrypt everything on the drive Windows is installed on, protecting ...