BitLocker stuck on Decrypting or Encrypting in Windows 11

If BitLocker is stuck on decrypting or encrypting on your Windows 11 PC, pause and resume the process, check the drive for ...

How to factory reset your Windows 11 PC and start over safely

Learn how to factory reset Windows 11 or Windows 10, keep your files, wipe a laptop for sale, and recover a PC that won’t ...
Ars Technica

Unlocking Bitlocker encrypted drives, with only the password.

My old PC just let out the magic smoke, and its either the PSU or MB. I suspect the MB. I already have a new Ryzen HX 470 based mini-PC, and I would like to move my harddrives over by installing them ...
PC World

Windows BitLocker is fine. I still don’t trust it with everything

A lot of people don’t know Windows has built-in encryption. Called BitLocker, it’s supposed to protect your files from unauthorized access when your PC is off or otherwise locked down. But not long ...
PC World

BitLocker looks cooked, but don’t panic (yet)

Back in May, we learned that security researchers found a vulnerability in Windows’ BitLocker encryption system. This vulnerability enabled bad actors to completely bypass the encryption if they got ...
TechRepublic

New Windows Zero-Day Claims BitLocker Bypass Amid Microsoft Disclosure Fight

A new Windows zero-day reportedly bypasses BitLocker, adding pressure on Microsoft as researchers debate the exploit’s real-world impact. A new Windows zero-day has turned BitLocker, one of ...
BleepingComputer

Microsoft fixes BitLocker recovery bug on Windows Server 2025

Microsoft has resolved a known issue causing some Windows Server 2025 devices to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the April 2026 security update. The BitLocker security feature encrypts ...
GitHub

BitLocker - Complete Drive Encryption Protection for Windows

BitLocker helps protect drives with built-in encryption, recovery support, and practical controls for safer Windows device data. Download bitlocker recovery guidance for securing, managing, and ...
Computerworld

Microsoft is working on a patch for ‘YellowKey’ attack on Bitlocker, offers temporary fix

Microsoft says it is considering a patch for a zero-day vulnerability, dubbed YellowKey, that allows attackers with access to a Windows device to bypass Bitlocker encryption protection and read and ...
Forbes

How To Mitigate The Microsoft Windows BitLocker YellowKey USB 0-Day

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Microsoft publishes angry hacker YellowKey zero-day mitigation. As an angry hacker going by ...
hothardware.com

YellowKey Tool Bypasses Windows 11 BitLocker Using Only a USB Stick

Update 5/21: Since this article was released, recommend mitigations for YellowKey and other attacks have been released, as well as a full patch for BlueHammer. Nightmare-Eclipse, a cybersecurity ...
TechSpot

A security researcher says Microsoft secretly built a backdoor into BitLocker, releases an exploit to prove it

The Epitome of WTF: A researcher known as "Nightmare-Eclipse" recently released YellowKey, a security vulnerability that allegedly enables a full bypass of BitLocker's full-volume encryption. The ...