BitLocker is one of the simplest ways to encrypt an external drive on Windows, as long as you're using it with Windows devices. It's just one of many security features in Windows 11.

Also, note the icon before unlocking, and once you unlock it, its icon changes. This is how you encrypt and secure your portable devices and drives using BitLocker To Go in Windows 10.

Hi all, Partners' new XPS arrived today and I'm about to set it up for her but don't really know anything about FDE in Windows beyond the native is called BitLocker; so I'm looking for advice but ...