Microsoft says that while BitLocker relies on a drive’s hardware encryption by default, it is possible to force a drive to use BitLocker’s software encryption instead.

You can disable hardware-based encryption for BitLocker on operating system drives using GPEDIT & REGEDIT. Learn how to turn off hardware-based protection in Windows.

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 ...

Disable hardware-based encryption in that "Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\BitLocker Drive Encryption" section. Ignore the warning/recommendation about not ...

For example, you can use the BitLocker Manager, Command Prompt, and PowerShell. In the BitLocker Drive Encryption panel, you can find an option called Turn off auto-unlock.

Have you tried turning it off and on again?" Now Microsoft has offered the same advice to users of the BitLocker full disk encryption feature in Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise versions.

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.

A researcher disclosed a trivial Windows authentication bypass that puts data on BitLocker-encrypted laptops at risk.

After reports of widespread flaws in hardware-based SSD encryption, Microsoft has pushed out an update that defaults BitLocker protection to software-based AES encryption.

Your SSD could run slower if you have Microsoft's BitLocker encryption enabled on Windows 11 Pro. Here's how to fix it.