BitLocker

This is a list of simple things that will protect you from nearly all the real-world IT security issues affecting individuals and SOHO users. 1. Install All the Updates What Should You Do? Enable automatic updates wherever possible Don’t use obsolete software versions Why Is It Important? Older software versions often have known security issues for which exploits are readily available. This means that even script kiddies can easily attack large numbers of users.

2019-10-01: with the 2019 September update KB4516045 BitLocker uses software instead of hardware encryption by default. Likely reason: the security of software encryption can be controlled by Microsoft. Hardware encryption in the drive may be buggy.

If you want to disable the BitLocker service via Group Policy Preferences, you will find that you cannot. The service’s startup mode stays at “manual” and the following event is logged to the application event log: