Learn how BitLocker, passkeys, Microsoft Defender, and other Windows 11 security features protect your data, accounts, apps, ...

Windows has a secret vault. You're not using it.

Microsoft Patch Tuesday July 2026 delivers 622 CVEs, the largest release in company history, with two exploited zero-days in ...

Microsoft added the Recycle Bin bug to its Windows Release Health Dashboard on June 19, 2026, making it the first formally confirmed regression from the June 9 Patch Tuesday cumulative update, ...

Microsoft update KB5094125 is expected to stop a managed-server boot servicing issue. Bug-affected systems could hit an unexpected drive-encryption prompt tied to boot-file updates. Enterprise IT ...

Microsoft’s Windows 10 update KB5094127 is causing BitLocker recovery key prompts on enterprise PCs with specific Group Policy configurations. PCWorld reports this primarily affects business systems ...

Microsoft has released a fix for a known issue that caused some Windows Server 2025 systems to unexpectedly enter BitLocker recovery mode after installing the April 2026 security updates, according to ...

Microsoft has resolved a known issue causing some Windows Server 2025 devices to boot into BitLocker recovery after installing the April 2026 security update. The BitLocker security feature encrypts ...

Update 5/21: Since this article was released, recommend mitigations for YellowKey and other attacks have been released, as well as a full patch for BlueHammer. Nightmare-Eclipse, a cybersecurity ...

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.

Security researchers at Intrinsec have released a proof-of-concept tool called BitUnlocker that reportedly bypasses BitLocker encryption on some Windows 11 systems in under five minutes. The research, ...