You can disable hardware-based encryption for BitLocker on operating system drives using GPEDIT & REGEDIT. Learn how to turn off hardware-based protection in Windows.

Today, Windows 11 Home encrypts data using "device encryption" and Windows 11 Pro typically uses "BitLocker." BitLocker uses the more elaborate encryption method and is more complicated to turn off.

Researchers reverse engineer a bunch of self-encrypting solid state drives to reveal multiple vulnerabilities that could expose data. Microsoft responds with advice for Windows 10 Pro and ...