The process will take some time depending on the size of the drive to encrypt the whole drive. ⑨ In next windows, A confirmation message will appear, If you sure you want to encrypt the drive now, just click "Start Encrypting". If the drive is fix select the first option and if the drive is removable use second option and click next. ⑧ In next windows, we need to choose the mode of encryption. Select first option if your computer is new and there is nothing in the drive, else select second option and proceed next. ⑦ In next window, we need to choose how much of our drive should be encrypted. ⑥ Select the option that is convenient for you. In my case I’ll save it as a file in another folder. and save the recovery key in a safe place. Select the option that is most convenient for you. Windows gives us some options for saving the key. In next window, we need to save a recovery key to regain access to our files in case we forget our password. ④ Check the option to use a password and enter the password you want to set in the password box. ③ Select your drive, click the arrow icon to expend it and turn on the BitLocker. ② Scroll down and choose "BitLocker Drive Encryption" option. ① Press window key and search for "Control Panel" and open it. Once we done with step 4 or step 5 and we made sure BitLocker can be enabled properly on our machine, we can proceed with the following steps to enable it. BitLocker store its recovery key in the TPM. The Recovery key is used to gain access to our computer in case we forget our PIN. While enabling BitLocker, a Recovery Key is generated. When we enable BitLocker, we create a personal identification number or PIN that will be required to enter each time we start up our computer. Mostly PC doesn't support TPM, but still windows allow us to use BitLocker feature without TPM. The TPM is a microchip on PC's motherboard, that enables our device to support advanced security features. BitLocker is used in conjunction with a hardware component known as Trusted Platform Module ( TPM ). It is a drive security and encryption program that protect drive contents and data from being viewed, extracted or retrieved in case a drive is stolen and is being used on another computer.īitLocker uses an AES encryption algorithm with a 128-bit key or 256-bit key to encrypt drive. BitLocker is a computer hard drive encryption and security program released by Microsoft corporation as a native application in its windows.
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