How To Enable (Software) BitLocker on the Operating System Drive?
Step 1: Press Win + R on run dialog type “gpedit.msc” hit enter button
Step 2: In Group policy editor, Navigate to this path
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > BitLocker Drive Encryption > Operating System Drives
Step 3: Double-click the “Require additional authentication at startup” policy.
Step 4: Choose the Enabled option.
Step 5: Ensure that you enable the “Allow BitLocker without a compatible TPM (requires a password or a startup key on a USB flash drive)” option.
How to Enable and Configure BitLocker on Windows 11/10?
Quick Solution! – Turn on device encryption
Here is a quick solution for our active and speedy learners. Follow these steps to enable and configure BitLocker on Windows 11/10:
- Press Windows key + R, type “Control Panel,” then press Enter.
- Navigate to “System and Security” > “BitLocker Drive Encryption” in the Control Panel.
- In the section called “Operating system drive,” right-click “Turn on BitLocker.”
- Choose a recovery key backup option like “Save to your Microsoft account.”
- Click “Next.”
- Select “Encrypt used disk space only.”
- Click “Next.”
- Choose the “New encryption mode” option.
- Click “Next.”
- (Optional) Select “Run BitLocker system check.”
- Click “Restart now.”
The BitLocker is preinstalled on hard drives to secure data from unauthorized access by encryption. It provides two approaches hardware-based encryption that employs a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip and software-based encryption that requires a password or USB flash drive as an authentication token.
BitLocker safeguards installation drives, secondary storage media, and removable media with “BitLocker To Go”. Encryption features on Windows devices have existed since the Windows 2000 operating system and have progressed to include entire drives as well as portable drives.
Enable BitLocker encryption on Windows
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In this article, we will show you how to enable and configure BitLocker on Windows.