From as early as data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/windows-vista/page/2″ data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/windows-vista/page/2″>Windows Vista, Microsoft’s operating systems started shipping with an important security feature called data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/how-configure-bitlocker-encryption-windows-11″ data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/how-configure-bitlocker-encryption-windows-11″>BitLocker. It’s a feature designed to protect sensitive data and information from unauthorized access through encryption.
BitLocker is enabled by default in Windows 11 when you first sign in or set up a device with a Microsoft account. Last year, the company made this change while releasing data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/windows-11-version-24h1-changelog-release-date-features-ai-2024-update” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/windows-11-version-24h1-changelog-release-date-features-ai-2024-update”> Windows 11, version 24H2.
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