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Windows 8 Pro, 8.1 Pro, 10 Pro Encryption Instructions
Enabling Bitlocker Drive Encryption
Step 1
Go to the “My Computer/My PC” folder.
Right click on the C: Drive, and select
Turn On BitLocker.
If the option to Turn On Bitlocker is missing,
please follow these steps
.
You can also access the menu from
Control Panel – System and Security – Bitlocker Drive Encryption.
Step 2
Select
Enter a password
.
Step 3
Enter, then reenter your password (at least eight characters or more is recommended).
Click
Next.
Step 4
Save your recovery key via one of the listed methods.
Make sure you don't lose it!
Click
Next.
Step 5
Select
"Encrypt entire drive"
option.
Click
Next
.
Step 6
Make sure the checkbox for
Run BitLocker system check
is selected.
Click
Continue.
Step 7
A pop-up on the lower-right a prompt to restart the computer. Restart your PC to begin the encryption process.
Step 8
Enter the encryption password created in step 10. If you are successful in getting into Windows, you're all set.
The encryption process will run in the background, it could take from 30 minutes – 2 hours depends on how much data you have in your hard drive.
You have now successfully completed the BitLocker encryption process!
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