BitLocker is officially only available for Windows 10/11 Pro. However, the tool is actually also included in the Home versions, just hidden.

BitLocker is a crucial Windows feature that helps secure the data on your PC. The full version of BitLocker is only available on Windows 11 Pro, but you can still use it to a lesser degree on ...

We show you how to resume or suspend BitLocker encryption on Windows 11/10 using the Control Panel. There may come a time when you may need to do this.

This policy setting is applied when you turn on BitLocker for the OS drive. In this post, we will show you how to enable or disable if enhanced startup PINs are used with BitLocker in Windows 11/10.

However, you can always turn it off using the command set above. Just be aware that BitLocker is one of the best ways to make your PC more secure in Windows 11.

We’ll go over how to use Device encryption and BitLocker for Windows enterprise users, but Windows Home users will want to skip down to learn about third-party options.

The Windows 11 2024 (24H2) Update is on its way, and it will seemingly try to enable BitLocker disk encryption by default during installation.