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A feature activated by default in Windows 11 Pro causes a significant reduction in SSD performance. Here's how to fix it.

A feature activated by default in Windows 11 Pro causes a significant reduction in SSD performance. Here's how to fix it.

Windows 10 and 11’s BitLocker feature, for Professional and Enterprise editions, encrypts your drive to help keep your data secure. If you don’t want this encryption for some reason, it’s easy to disable BitLocker and decrypt your drive. We’ll show you how to do that.

This guide will show you the steps to enable BitLocker to secure your data with encryption whether you use Windows 11 Pro or Windows 11 Home.

It’s a problem that could be easily remedied.

Device encryption isn’t universal for all Windows 11 Home users. That leaves some vulnerable if their PC is ever lost or stolen.

This info applies to both Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Pro users.

The system requirements for Windows 11 include the need for TPM 2.0, and this has prevented many people from upgrading -- unless they are willing to try a TPM-bypass workaround. While the release of the latest version of Microsofts operating system brought TPM into the spotlight, it is not exclusive to Windows 11 by any means, and nor are the problems it can cause.

AMD has published an official advisory that explains why Ryzen CPUs have been stuttering on Windows 10 and 11 systems. Aside from that, the firm has also provided a workaround and more.

A built-in option with Windows 11 is to password-protect your hard drive. This is a great way to keep yourself protected, writes George Cox.