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How to Prevent Windows Disk Encryption from Locking You Out of Your PC

Encryption can protect your data from crooks, but if you don't have a recovery key stored securely, it can also keep you out ...

Yikes! Windows 11 can lock you out of your files. Here’s how to avoid the nightmare

If you back up both your data and your encryption key, your files should remain safely accessible to you (and only you). Open the Control panel in either Windows Home or Pro. Click on or search for ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Don't update your encrypted Windows PC unless you know your BitLocker password

Drive encryption on Windows is still technically a "business" feature, but if you have Windows 11 Pro, you can fully encrypt your drive using BitLocker. Your TPM is supposed to handle the decryption ...

Microsoft Confirms Windows Update Mistake—Do Not Get ‘Locked Out’

Your BitLocker key is stored in your Microsoft Account. Get it now. Even if you’re not an enterprise user and so not at risk ...

Microsoft enables external passkey management in Windows 11

Microsoft has enhanced passkey management in Windows 11. External programs can now take over – for example, 1Password and ...

Windows 10 and 11 update is pushing some users into BitLocker recovery

The October 2025 security update for Windows 11 25H2, Windows 11 24H2, and Windows 10 22H2 has reportedly forced some users into the BitLocker recovery screen ...
Ars Technica

If I encrypt my OSX Lion partition, can my Windows partition read from it?

Kind of a stupid question, but I wanted to double-check before I commit to full-disk encryption. I have a Macbook Pro with a Windows 7 partition that I use 90% of the time. But I store my music and ...