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How to Enable BitLocker on Windows 11

Nirmal by Nirmal
November 29, 2021
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If you have been using it for quite a long time, then you might be already aware of BitLocker encryption on Windows. BitLocker is a full-volume encryption feature included with Windows versions starting with Windows Vista. It is designed to protect data by providing encryption for entire volumes. By default, it uses the AES encryption algorithm in cipher block chaining or XTS mode with a 128-bit or 256-bit key. Similar to previous versions, Windows 11 also features this option. So let us see how to enable BitLocker on Windows 11.

 

How to Enable BitLocker on Windows 11:

BitLocker encryption can be enabled on both internal drives as well as removable drives like pen drives or external hard disks.

BitLocker is only available in Windows 11 Pro, Education, and Enterprise editions, but not available in the Home or student editions.

Step 1: Open the start menu on Windows 11 and type BitLocker in the search area. You will see the Manage BitLocker option, click on this.

Enable BitLocker on Windows 11

Step 2: This will take you to the Control Panel with the option to turn on BitLocker. Here you will be able to see the drives connected and an option to enable BitLocker against the list. Click on the Turn on BitLocker link against the drive you want to encrypt.

Enable BitLocker on Windows 11

Step 3: In the next step, you need to decide how you want to protect your drive. One of the options is to use a password and the second one is to use a smart card. We would suggest the password option. You need to enter and re-enter your password.

Enable BitLocker on Windows 11

Step 4: In the next step, you need to backup your recovery key. You can either save it to a file or print the recovery key.

Enable BitLocker on Windows 11

Step 5: In the next step, you need to choose the encryption type. If you are encrypting the internal drives in the PC, then you can choose the New Encryption mode. If you are going to encrypt external drives, then it is better to go with compatible mode. If you are going to use this drive on an older version of Windows (Windows 7, 8, or 8.1), then this is the best option to go with.

Encryption type

Step 6: The next option is to choose the amount of space to encrypt, either the entire drive or only the used up disk space.

Encrypt

Step 7: The next step is the final confirmation page before you start encrypting. Here you need to click on the start encrypting button.

Ready to encrypt

Step 8: Now the BitLocker encryption will start and it will take some time based on the storage space and amount of space used up by the drive.

Encrypting

 

How to Access BitLocker Protected Drives:

Now that you have encrypted the drive(s) with BitLocker, how do you access them? You can access them the regular way you access any drive. Whenever you open the BitLocker protected drive, you get a prompt to enter the password.

Unlock bitlocker

You can enter the password you set up while encrypting the drive. If at any point, you forget the password, click on the More Options and you will see an option to enter the recovery key you saved while encrypting the drive.

 

How to Disable BitLocker Protection:

In order the disable the BitLocker protection, you need to open the Control Panel (as shown in step 2), and then you will see an option to disable BitLocker, against the drive you protected using BitLocker encryption. Click on the Turn off BitLocker link in the settings.

Turn off bitlocker

This will start the decrypting process of your drive. This will take some time based on the amount of data available in the drive.

Decrypting

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