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BitLocker encrypted fixed drives after BIOS update with no warning
OS: Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200.8037 M/B: Asus TUF Gaming B850M-Plus Wifi I had been running a BIOS version which is about 1 year old on a fairly recent motherboard model. I have always had an ...
Your BIOS update fixed the PCR7 binding issue that was previously preventing automatic device encryption from working. Once the system detected that all prerequisites were met (TPM 2.0, Secure Boot enabled, and Modern Standby support), Windows 11 silently began encrypting your drives.
Yes, I know what happened. My issue is that Windows should not be doing that when I'm using a local account. Not only is there no saved protector, but there was no indication to me that the encryption even occurred. I only discovered it by accident days later. That left a big vulnerability.
