Everything occurs in the background when you authenticate, with the TPM enabling BitLocker to authenticate your identity from your Windows password. New Windows devices with a TPM enable BitLocker by default if you login using a Microsoft account. You may be using BitLocker now without even realizing it. If you need more information on BitLocker, be sure to check out Microsoft's extensive BitLocker documentation, which provides more information on configuring BitLocker with different drives and authentication systems. Still, the peace of mind you get from knowing that your sensitive data won't fall into the wrong hands might be worth the compromise. Of course, data encryption does sacrifice the speed of accessing the drive, as well as the speed of file transfers to and from the drive. This feature is not limited to Windows 11, a password will still be required even on older computers dating back to Windows XP. When plugging the drive into another Windows 11 computer, Windows will ask for the password before unlocking the drive. Once complete, only those with the password will be able to access the drive. Now, Windows will work on securing your drive. Congratulations! You made it to the last step! If you are ready to start the encryption, click Start encrypting. Now, you need to choose which encryption mode to use.ħ. This will determine how fast your drive works once it's encrypted.Ħ. Next, you need to choose whether you want to protect the whole drive, or only the used space. You can choose to save to your Microsoft account, save to a file, or print your recovery key.ĥ. Choose where you want to save the recovery key, just in case you forget your password. Select how you want to lock and unlock the drive, either by password or smart card.Ĥ. Select the drive you want to protect and click on Turn on BitLockerģ. Encrypt your dataġ. Open Manage BitLocker (under Control panel)Ģ. BitLocker can be used to protect the data on both internal and external hard drives.īitLocker doesn't just function after Windows 11 starts it can even detect if there is a security issue during your PC's boot up process. The good news is that you can always use BitLocker to secure your data whether it be on primary or secondary hard drives.
Keeping your data secure enough may seem like an uphill battle. When you want to encrypt your data, using just a password is not always enough, hackers can always find a way to access your information.
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