Microsoft has warned that some systems may boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the October 2025 Windows security updates.

If you don't have your BitLocker recovery key backed up, you will lose all your files if you run into this issue.

BitLocker drive encryption is a very important feature in Windows 11 that helps safeguard your files from malicious actors. By encrypting your drive, BitLocker makes it so that even if someone steals ...

BitLocker and Device Encryption are critical tools for protecting a PC’s data from thieves. Here’s everything you need to know about the encryption technologies built into Windows 10 and 11. Data ...

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 ...

Whether you’re installing Win7 from backup on bare metal or on a VM, watch out for a missing patch. On Friday, Microsoft issued a hidden advisory saying you need to run bcdboot.exe and get the SHA-2 ...

Update 19-Aug-2024: Microsoft has now resolved this bug. See details below. Five years ago, after a particularly embarrassing run of flawed Windows updates, Microsoft vowed to do better. Part of its ...