How to encrypt your PC’s disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

If you’ve signed in with a Microsoft account, your disk is likely already encrypted, and the key is likely already stored on ...
PC World

Windows 10 PCs are locking and crashing after May’s security update

Microsoft dealt a heavy blow to Windows 10 with the most recent Patch Tuesday. May’s KB5058379 update is causing some annoying problems, like making Windows request the BitLocker recovery key on ...

Microsoft may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon valid request - here's how to keep it safe

Microsoft may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon valid request - here's how to keep it safe ...

Microsoft Reportedly Turned Over BitLocker Encryption Keys to the FBI

Forbes reported on Friday that Microsoft turned over recovery keys for BitLocker, allowing the FBI to access data stored on ...

Microsoft handed over BitLocker keys to law enforcement, raising enterprise data control concerns

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

Microsoft: August security updates break Windows recovery, reset

Microsoft has confirmed that the August 2025 Windows security updates are breaking reset and recovery operations on systems running Windows 10 and older versions of Windows 11. "After installing the ...