Various versions of Windows include the option to use BitLocker, which is Microsoft’s built-in encryption tool. Here are pros and cons.

I use Bitlocker with TPM myself on my desktop so I haven't bothered to use anything else, but the last time I investigated Veracrypt out of sheer curiosity, it still had the old Truecrypt ...

Various versions of Windows include the option to use BitLocker, which is Microsoft’s built-in encryption tool. Here’s what to know.

Using BitLocker to Go in Windows 8 While the lion’s share of the new features is meant to reduce headaches for IT professionals managing BitLocker use in business, Microsoft has also sped up the ...

New BitLocker Enhancements and Tools Perhaps the most significant enhancement to BitLocker with Vista SP1 is the ability to encrypt all local drives -- not just the Windows partition, as was the case ...

Use BitLocker without additional keys: the computer will startup with no user interaction, but if the system hardware is changed, it will presume it is stolen and lock up.

I'm running Vista Ultimate on a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R mobo, which apparently doesn't have a TPM on it. According to Microsoft I can use bitlocker by substituting a usb key for a TPM , but I figured ...

Reacting to a recently discovered security hole in hardware-based encryption in solid state drives, Microsoft recommends that if you’re using BitLocker to protect a solid-state drive, you switch ...

The BitLocker encryption built into higher-end versions of Windows Vista goes a long way toward locking out intruders at the boot-drive level, but it's neither 100% hassle-free nor 100% secure.