Microsoft wants to fix BitLocker's slowdown with hardware acceleration

Microsoft will soon start "accelerating" input/output (I/O) operations for BitLocker-encrypted volumes on PC systems with ...

Microsoft Quietly Released Hardware-Accelerated BitLocker with Windows 11 25H2

Microsoft has started rolling out hardware-accelerated BitLocker capabilities in Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 ...
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Microsoft: Windows 11 BitLocker can slow fast NVMe PCs in gaming/video editing. Historically single-digit overhead

Microsoft has admitted that turning on BitLocker on PCs with NVMe SSDs can have a noticeable performance impact.

Microsoft rolls out hardware-accelerated BitLocker for faster Windows encryption

Microsoft's hardware-accelerated BitLocker upgrade in Windows 11 Insider Preview makes it upto 5X faster accoring to early ...
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This $299 tool is reportedly capable of decrypting BitLocker, PGP, and TrueCrypt disks in real-time

Russian firm ElcomSoft on Thursday announced the release of Elcomsoft Forensic Disk Decryptor (EFDD), a new forensic tool that can reportedly access information stored in disks and volumes encrypted ...
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Hacker demonstrates the supposedly-patched Windows 11 BitLocker is still vulnerable to hackers — default encryption can be overcome with network access

This week at the Chaos Computer Club's (CCC) annual Chaos Communication Congress, hacker Thomas Lambertz presented 'Windows BitLocker: Screwed without a Screwdriver,' detailing how users can beat ...
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BitLocker is the only drive encryption tool Windows users need

There is an abundance of free encryption tools, but if you’re running Windows, BitLocker is the only tool most people need, ...