In the BitLocker Drive Encryption window, you will see a couple of options. If the USB drive or hard drive is new and does not have any files on it yet, go with Encrypt used disk space only .

Fix BitLocker error E_FVE_TPM_NOT_DETECTED, The booting system doesn't have or doesn't detect a TPM in Windows 11/10.

Hey gents, I'm back. This time with some Bitlocker trouble. The short short version is, on a new machine with a fresh install of Win 7 Enterprise, I enable Bitlocker and upon starting the computer ...

BitLocker To Go is a version of BitLocker drive encryption for removable storage devices that you can use to encrypt USB flash drives, SD cards, and external drives (HDD and SSD) formatted in NTFS ...

BitLocker, USB drives not at fault — it’s BIOS . Originally published April 2, 2010 at 12:00 pm Updated April 2, 2010 at 2:01 pm . Q: I recently installed BitLocker on my laptop in an effort ...

Once the drive is unlocked, you can also access a few additional features offered with BitLocker to Go. Right-click the drive and choose Manage BitLocker from the menu (or search for the BitLocker ...

Select how (Microsoft account, USB, file, and Print) you want to back up your BitLocker recovery key for this drive, and click Next. The Microsoft account option is only available when you are ...

To encrypt a USB drive using BitLocker on Windows: Plug your flash drive into a USB port of your computer. Press Windows + E to open File Explorer. Right-click your flash drive and select Turn on ...

In essence, it makes a key out of that USB drive, because without it, your computer can't start. Unlike file-by-file encryption or TrueCrypt, BitLocker can encrypt the whole C: drive, which ...