Zero-day exploit completely defeats default Windows 11 BitLocker protections

A zero-day exploit circulating online allows people with physical access to a Windows 11 system to bypass default BitLocker protections and gain complete access to an encrypted drive within seconds.
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Microsoft to Make BitLocker Encryption the Default in Next Windows 11 Build

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Microsoft may default-encrypt your data with BitLocker on Windows 11 24H2 Home PCs too

A new report suggests Microsoft may be enabling BitLocker encryption by default on Windows 11 24H2 PCs. What's interesting is that the report suggests that this may happen on Home editions too. This ...
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Microsoft's default BitLocker on your Windows 11 PC is hitting even the fastest SSDs hard0 0

If you have an OEM pre-built system that came pre-installed with Windows 11 Pro, chances are it has software BitLocker enabled. You can check that by running an elevated command prompt (CMD as an ...