An activated TPM chip (Trusted Platform Module) in version 2.0 is one of the prerequisites for using Windows device encryption. You can check whether TPM is activated in your computer’s UEFI by ...

Microsoft offers two types of encryption on Windows, Device Encryption and BitLocker. This guide helps you know the difference between them.

Microsoft is investigating a bug triggering security alerts on systems with a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) processor after enabling BitLocker.

If you have a device with sensitive files, use this guide to use BitLocker encryption to add an extra layer of security to Windows 10.

Under the "Status" section, confirm "The TPM is ready for use" to confirm the device has a trusted platform module and it's enabled.

If you have a Windows 10 Pro, or Windows 11 Pro device, with a dedicated external Trusted Platform Module (TPM), all of your encrypted data could easily be decrypted and read - all that’s needed ...

If want to disable automatic BitLocker Device Encryption during installation on Windows 11, follow the instructions mentioned in this post.

If your computer is running the Ultimate or Enterprise edition of Windows 7 or Vista, you can use Microsoft’s included BitLocker feature to encrypt your entire drive.