Tag Archives: Bitlocker

Windows 10/11 Home Edition and the OEM Bitlocker pitfall

Posted on 2023-02-08 by guenni

[German]Today a topic that might have put one or the other user in an unpleasant situation. A machine with Windows 10 Home Edition (or Windows 11 Home) suddenly requests a Bitlocker key after an update or other change. The user … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Update on WinRE patch (fix for Bitlocker bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-41099)

Posted on 2023-01-27 by guenni

[German]One more addendum to the blog post Windows 10: Be aware of WinRE WinRE patch to fix Bitlocker bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-41099. To close the vulnerability (CVE-2022-41099), which allows bypassing Bitlocker encryption in Windows, the clients' Win RE environment (Windows 10) … Continue reading →

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How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

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Hotfix for MBAM bitlocker recovery key issue in ConfigMgr 2013

Posted on 2021-07-27 by guenni

[German]Quick note for administrators who use the MBAM agent to escrow BitLocker recovery keys. This may result in excessive policy generation in Configuration Manager version 2103. Microsoft has now provided a hotfix to address this issue. Advertising

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Be careful with BitLocker management in ConfigMgr

Posted on 2021-07-02 by guenni

[German]Does anyone manage their Windows clients via Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) and also use Bitlocker? There is a PowerShell script Invoke-MbamClientDeployment.ps1 to supposedly upload the keys. However, Microsoft writes that this PowerShell script is not supported for use with BitLocker Management … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 1909: Intune bugfix in BitLocker Key Rotation

Posted on 2020-07-19 by guenni

Microsoft has just released a fix for Intune. The fix fix fixes a bug in the BitLocker Key Rotation when managing Windows 10 version 1909 systems with Intune. Advertising

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Microsoft uses Bitlocker self-encrypting drives (SEDs)

Posted on 2019-09-30 by guenni

[German]Microsoft doesn't trust self-encrypting drives (SEDs) no more and has begun to encrypt self-encrypting drives (SEDs) using Bitlocker in Windows 10. Advertising

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Windows 10: Bitlocker encrypts automatically

Posted on 2019-07-20 by guenni

[German]I've got a weird case with Bitlocker under my eyes. On an HP ProBook 430 G5 with Windows 10 Pro, Bitlocker automatically encrypts certain partitions during a new installation. Then I did some research, which is probably standard for different … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Important Secure Boot/Bitlocker Bug-Fix

Posted on 2019-07-17 by guenni

[German]Today a short note for Windows 10 users who use Bitlocker with Secure Boot. And Microsoft has released an important Servicing Stack Update (SSU) for all supported Windows 10 versions, which is supposed to solve a Bitlocker problem in connection … Continue reading →

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BitLocker management in enterprise environments

Posted on 2019-05-09 by guenni

[German]Microsoft is planning BitLocker management enhancements in both Microsoft Intune and the System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). The release is scheduled for the second half of 2019. Advertising

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Bitlocker on SSDs: Microsoft Security Advisory Notification (Nov. 6, 2018)

Posted on 2018-11-07 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a new Security Advisory on November 6, 2018 with hints for hardware and software encryption on Bitlocker SSD drives. Fits to a topic that I mentioned a few hours ago in a separate blog post. Advertising

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