How to enable BitLocker Drive encryption in Windows 10

  1. Sign in to Windows 10 with an administrator account.
  2. In the search box on the taskbar, type Manage BitLocker and then select Open.

3. Click on Turn on BitLocker.

4.  You have two options: Save to a file and Print the recovery key.

5. In our case, we save it in a network drive

6. Check Encrypt entire drive.

7. There are two encryption modes: New encryption mode and Compatible mode.

8. Click Start encrypting yo encrypt the drive.

9. It depends on the drive size, it may take a while to process.

10. Click Close to complete BitLocker Drive encryption

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Bob Lin

Bob Lin, Chicagotech-MVP, MCSE & CNE Data recovery, Windows OS Recovery, Networking, and Computer Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Install and Configure Windows, VMware, Virtualization and Cisco on http://www.HowToNetworking.com