Protect Your Flash Drive With Bitlocker

BitLocker can help protect the data on your drive by encrypting it. Following the instructions below allow you to turn BitLocker on a Thumb drive.

Note Bitlocker is only available in Windows 7 Ultimate.

Plug your flash drive into a USB port.

Click Start.

Click on Computer.

Right-click on the drive that contains your flash drive.

Click on Turn on BitLocker.

A screen will pop up that says BitLocker Drive Encryption (Drive name).

Under Choose how you want to unlock this drive, click on either Use a password to unlock the drive, or ,Use my smart card to unlock the drive. Note, you need your smart card and smart card pin to unlock the drive.

Click Next.

Under How do you want to store your recovery key? choose either Save the recovery key to a file or Print the recovery key. For this example, we are going to save the file.

Choose the location you want the key to be saved. Click Save.

On the previous screen labeled BitLocker Drive Encryption, it will now say your key is saved.
Click Next.

The next screen will ask Are you ready to encrypt this drive?

Click Start Encrypting.

The Encryption process with take a while depending on the size of your drive.

If you decide later that you don't want BitLocker to protect your flash drive, you can turn it off at any time using the following steps:

Click Start.

Click Control Panel.

Click on System and Security.

Click on BitLocker Drive Encryption.

Find your flash drive in the list.

Click on Turn off BitLocker.

A screen will pop up that will ask if you want to decrypt your drive. Click Yes.

This process takes approximately as long as it took to encrypt it in the steps listed above.

What is an Operating System? » Computer Shortcut Keys and their Functions » Keyboard Function Keys » Computer Basics - Hardware - Software - Parts

Short Stories for Kids - Moral Stories – English Short Stories for Children - Moral Stories for Kids - Stories for Kids - Funny Story for Kids - Scary Stories for Kids - Really Funny Short Stories - Bedtime Stories
Proverb Stories
Powerful Motivational Quotes for Students » Success Quotes » English Short Stories for Kids

Cabin Crew Jobs & Career Advice » Secretary Job Description » Receptionist Job Description » Top 100 Interview Questions and Answers » How to Prepare for an Interview » How to Write a CV » How to Choose a Career » Computer Shortcut Keys and their Functions

Click here to post comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Computer Basics FAQ.

Army Jobs - Navy Jobs - Military Jobs

Scholarship 2024/25

Current Scholarships 2024/2025 - Fully Funded

Full Undergraduate Scholarships 2024/2025

Fully Funded Masters Scholarships 2024/25

PhD Scholarships for International Students - Fully Funded!

Funding Opportunities for Journalists 2024/2025

Funding for NGOs 2024/2025

Funding for Artists 2024/2025

Funding for Entrepreneurs 2024/2025

✅Over 4500 Current Fully Funded Scholarships for International Students

✅ Undergraduate Scholarships 2024

✅ Masters Scholarships 2024

✅ PhD Scholarships 2024 Click Here!

Free Scholarship Newsletter --- E-mail Address

First Name

Then Don't worry — your e-mail address is totally secure. I promise to use it only to send you Advance Africa Newsletter.