Entering the era where the CPU encrypts the SSD. Decoding the mechanism of Intel TSE, encryption key protection, and its relationship with TPM.IntroductionWhen it comes to PC storage encryption, many ...

I wrote about the BitLocker feature in Microsoft Windows Vista almost two years ago, when Vista had just been released. With Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), Microsoft implemented a few enhancements to the ...

Introduction: Who Implements TPM?For Windows 11, TPM 2.0 is, in principle, a system requirement.TPM (Trusted Platform Module) ...

It's been a long time and glad to see the Ars Hive Mind™ is still alive and well. I have two questions. First is in regards to TPM: I used group policy to bypass the TPM requirement and up until now ...

BitLocker is a Microsoft Windows security and encryption feature included with certain Windows versions. BitLocker enables users to encrypt everything on the drive Windows is installed on, protecting ...

So I had a win10 PC, updated, running OK with bitlocker deployed. I've been chasing subtle power management bugs, and I decided to update my bios. So I did that, but then bitlocker wanted a recovery ...

Trusted Platform Modules and BitLocker Drive Encryption can protect Windows 7 computers against a bootkit attack unveiled last week but these technologies won’t be available on a large portion of ...

A few weeks ago, the BBC News published a story that was literally true and hopelessly wrong. Under the headline UK holds Microsoft security talks, political reporter Ollie Stone-Lee wrote: UK ...

On April 14, 2026, Microsoft began rolling out the April 2026 Security Update (KB5083769) for Windows 11, introducing several visual changes, improvements, and fixes. However, as with previous updates ...