This post features solutions to fix the Bitlocker Error Code 0x80072f9a on Windows 11/10. BitLocker is an encryption feature included with Microsoft Windows. It is ...

How many times have you been locked out of your PC because you accidentally spammed the wrong PIN or exceeded the max number of sign-in attempts? This and starting Windows in Safe Mode are two ...

Microsoft warned that some Windows devices will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the July 2024 Windows security updates. The BitLocker Windows security feature mitigates the risk of data ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this post, we will see how to fix the error message, ‘This volume is locked by BitLocker Drive Encryption, Code 10‘ on a Windows 11/10 PC. Some users have ...

Microsoft has confirmed that some Windows 10 and Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 systems will boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the May 2025 security updates. The BitLocker Windows ...

I was recently talking to someone I know about using Windows Defender to scan their system, and they decided to use the "offline scan" option (the one that reboots and does a scan before loading ...

After installing one of the several Windows updates that were released on October 14th or later, many Windows users have reported being asked to reset their systems via BitLocker Recovery, which ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. As if things weren’t bad enough for Microsoft Windows users ...

When Microsoft announced that Windows Vista was going to be available in multiple editions, curiosity turned toward the higher-end versions of Vista targeted at corporate environments (Vista ...

What Is ShrinkLocker? New Ransomware Targets Microsoft BitLocker Encryption Feature Your email has been sent A new strain of ransomware dubbed ShrinkLocker is being used by cyberattackers to target ...