Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11

Microsoft is making a big security change to Windows 11. BitLocker device encryption will soon be automatically enabled in the 24H2 version of Windows 11.

Microsoft is making BitLocker device encryption a default feature in its next major update to Windows 11. If you clean install the 24H2 version that’s rolling out in the coming months, device encryption will be enabled by default when you first sign in or set up a device with a Microsoft account or work / school account.

If you just upgrade to 24H2, Microsoft won’t enable device encryption automatically. The feature could impact SSD performance on some devices. Tom’s Hardware tested this software version of BitLocker last year and found it could slow drives by up to 45 percent.

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