| Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption is a new security | | | | |
| feature that Windows operating systems by | | | | |
| encrypting all data stored on paper can better protect | | | | Right-click on that icon to bring up options to manage |
| your computer data. BitLocker can effectively prevent | | | | BitLocker encryption. |
| unauthorized users from damaging the Windows 7 | | | | |
| files and system have been lost or stolen computer | | | | |
| protection by encrypting the entire Windows volume to | | | | Notice that the drive icon will change to show its |
| achieve. Using BitLocker, all user and system files can | | | | encrypted with BitLocker where the gold lock indicates |
| be encrypted, including the exchange and the | | | | it is locked up and the gray lock is displayed after you |
| hibernation file. Now i will show you how does it work. | | | | have unlocked it. |
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| First open up My Computer and Right-click on the flash | | | | |
| drive you want to encrypt and select Turn on | | | | The next time you plug in the drive to a Windows 7 |
| BitLocker. | | | | machine you will be prompted to enter the password |
| | | | to gain access to the drive. You can also always |
| | | | | have it unlocked on specific machines in the future. |
| After BitLocker initialized the flash drive you will need | | | | |
| to enter in a password to unlock the drive. You can | | | | |
| also set up a Smartcard which are usually used in a | | | | With a BitLocker encrypted drive you will only be able |
| work environment so talk to you IT staff. | | | | to read and copy files. If you need to add files or |
| | | | change them you will need to use a Windows 7 |
| | | | | machine. |
| Next you will be prompted to store the recovery key | | | | |
| which is used in the event you lose your password or | | | | |
| smartcard. If you store it as a file make sure that it is | | | | You can also use the encrypted drive in Vista and |
| not on the same drive that you're encrypting. | | | | XP. Here we will look at how it looks in XP, when |
| | | | you plug it in you will be prompted for the password to |
| | | | | launch BitLocker To Go Reader (the utility is installed |
| After the key has been saved as a file or printed you | | | | automatically on the drive by Windows 7). |
| will see a confirmation message. | | | | |
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| | | | | BitLocker To Go Reader is a Windows Explorer type |
| Finally you will be ready to start encrypting the drive so | | | | navigation utility for showing the content of the drive. |
| just click the Start Encrypting button. | | | | |
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| | | | | In the encryption process, the system tray of free disk |
| While it is encrypting there will be a progress screen | | | | space will be drastically reduced. This is normal, |
| displayed. | | | | because this process will produce a lot of temporary |
| | | | files. Upon completion of these documents will be |
| | | | | encrypted automatically deleted, while the number of |
| A successful encryption of the USB flash drive. notice | | | | available space will be back to normal. Decrypt |
| that the drive icon will change to show its encrypted | | | | encrypted in the system tray when confronted with |
| with BitLocker. | | | | similar situations. |