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How To Setup Bitlocker

The document provides steps to turn on BitLocker drive encryption for the operating system drive and removable drives in Windows 10. The 14 steps walk through accessing BitLocker in Control Panel, selecting a password or key to unlock the encrypted drive, choosing encryption options, and restarting for encryption to begin. Additional options for BitLocker like changing passwords or removing encryption are also outlined.

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How To Setup Bitlocker

The document provides steps to turn on BitLocker drive encryption for the operating system drive and removable drives in Windows 10. The 14 steps walk through accessing BitLocker in Control Panel, selecting a password or key to unlock the encrypted drive, choosing encryption options, and restarting for encryption to begin. Additional options for BitLocker like changing passwords or removing encryption are also outlined.

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How to turn on BitLocker on the Operating system drive

Once you made sure BitLocker can be properly enabled on your computer,
follow these steps:

1. Use the Windows key + X keyboard shortcut to open the Power User menu
and select Control Panel.
2. Click System and Security.
3. Click BitLocker Drive Encryption.

4. Under BitLocker Drive Encryption, click Turn on BitLocker.


5. Choose how you want to unlock your drive during startup: Insert a USB flash
drive or Enter a password. For the purpose of the guide, select Enter a
passwordto continue.
6. Enter a password that you'll use every time you boot Windows 10 to unlock
the drive, and click Next to continue. (Make sure to create a strong password
mixing uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols.)
7. You will be given the choices to save a recovery key to regain access to your
files in case you forget your password. Options include:

o Save to your Microsoft account


o Save to a USB flash drive
o Save to a file
o Print the recovery

Select the option that is most convenient for you, and save the recovery key in
a safe place.

Quick Tip: If you trust the cloud, you can choose to save your recovery key in
your Microsoft account using the Save to your Microsoft account option. In
which case, you can retrieve your encryption key at this
location: https://onedrive.live.com/recoverykey.
8. Click Next to continue.

Bu menüde en altta bulunan Print


the Recovery key seçeneğini seçin
ve Print opsiyonlarından Microsoft
Print to PDF opsiyonunu seçerek
yazılı sayfayı pdf dosyası olarak
masaüstüne kaydedin. Sonradan bu
sayfayı bir yazıcıdan bastırın ve
saklayın.

9. Select the encryption option that best suits your scenario:

o Encrypt used disk space only (faster and best for new PCs and drives)
o Encrypt entire drive (slower but best for PCs and drives already in use)
10. Choose between the two encryption options:

o New encryption mode (best for fixed drives on this device)


o Compatible mode (best for drives that can be moved from this device)

On Windows 10 version 1511, Microsoft introduced support for XTS-AES


encryption algorithm. This new encryption method provides additional integrity
support and protection against new attacks that use manipulating cipher text
to cause predictable modifications in clear text. BitLocker supports 128-bit and
256-bit XTS AES keys.

11. Click Next to continue.


12. Make sure to check the Run BitLocker system check option, and
click Continue.
13. Finally, restart your computer to begin the encryption process.
14. On reboot, BitLocker will prompt you to enter your encryption password
to unlock the drive. Type the password and press Enter.
After rebooting, you'll notice that your computer will quickly boot to the
Windows 10 desktop. However, if you go to Control Panel > System and
Security > BitLocker Drive Encryption, you'll see that BitLocker is still
encrypting your drive. Depending on the option you selected and the size of
the drive, this process can take a long time, but you'll still be able to work on
your computer.
Once the encryption process completes, the drive level should
read BitLocker on.
You can verify that BitLocker is turned on by the lock icon on the drive when
you open This PC on File Explorer.
BitLocker Drive Encryption options
When BitLocker is enabled on your main hard drive, you'll get a few additional
options, including:

• Suspend protection: When you're suspending protection your data won't be


protected. Typically, you would use this option when applying a new operating
system, firmware, or hardware upgrade. If you don't resume the encryption
protection, BitLocker will resume automatically during the next reboot.
• Back up your recovery key: If you lose your recovery key, and you're still
signed into your account, you can use this option to create a new backup of
the key with the options mentioned on step 6.
• Change password: You can use this option to create a new encryption
password, but you'll still need to supply the current password to make the
change.
• Remove password: You can't use BitLocker without a form of authentication.
You can remove a password only when you configure a new method of
authentication.
• Turn off BitLocker: In the case, you no longer need encryption on your
computer, BitLocker provides a way to decrypt all your files. However, make
sure to understand that after turning off BitLocker your sensitive data will no
longer be protected. In addition, decryption may take a long time to complete
its process depending on the size of the drive, but you can still use your
computer.

How to turn on BitLocker To Go


BitLocker is not an encryption feature that you can enable globally on every
drive connected to your computer at once. It has two part: you can
use BitLocker Drive Encryption to encrypt your sensitive data on the main
hard drive of your PC, and then you can use BitLocker To Go. This last
feature will help you to use encryption on remove drives and secondary hard
drives connected to your computer.

To turn on BitLocker To Go on a removable drive do the following:

1. Connect the drive you want to use with BitLocker.


2. Use the Windows key + X keyboard shortcut to open the Power User menu
and select Control Panel.
3. Click System and Security.
4. Click BitLocker Drive Encryption.
5. Under BitLocker To Go, expand the drive you want to encrypt.
6. Click the Turn on BitLocker link.
7. Check the Use a password to unlock the drive option, and create a
password to unlock the drive. (Make sure to create a strong password mixing
uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols.)
8. Click Next to continue.
9. You will be given the choices to save a recovery key to regain access to your
files in case you forget your password. Options include:

o Save to your Microsoft account


o Save to a file
o Print the recovery

Select the option that is most convenient for you, and click Next.
10. Choose the encryption option that best suits your scenario:

o Encrypt used disk space only (faster and best for new PCs and drives)
o Encrypt entire drive (slower but best for PCs and drives already in use)
11. Select between the two encryption options:

o New encryption mode (best for fixed drives on this device)


o Compatible mode (best for drives that can be moved from this device)

In this step is recommended that you select the "Compatible mode," as it will
ensure you can unlock the drive if you move it to another computer running a
previous version of the operating system.
12. Click Start encrypting to finish the process.
When encrypting a storage try to start with an empty removable media, as it'll
speed up the process, then new data will encrypt automatically.

In addition, similar to BitLocker Drive Encryption, you will get the same
additional options using BitLocker To Go, plus a few more, including:

• Add smart card: This option will allow you to configure a smart card to unlock
the removable drive.
• Turn on auto-unlock: Instead of having to type a password every time you
re-connect the removable drive, you can enable auto-unlock to access your
encrypted data without entering a password.
Quick access to manage your BitLocker drive
Whether you turn on BitLocker for your system hard drive or removable drive,
you can always get quick access to the BitLocker settings for a particular drive
using the following steps:

1. Use the Windows key + E keyboard shortcut to open File Explorer.


2. Click This PC from the left pane.
3. Right-click the encrypted drive and select Manage BitLocker.

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