BitLocker To Go is a new feature introduced with Windows 7. It lets you protect USB storage devices in a way similar to what BitLocker offers for OS and fixed drives.

In Windows 7, there is no need to create separate partitions before turning on BitLocker. The system partition is automatically created and does not have a drive letter, so it is not visible in ...

That post now says that you have to install a seemingly unrelated patch, KB 3133977, entitled, BitLocker can’t encrypt drives because of service crashes in svchost.exe process in Windows 7 or ...

Available in Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate editions, BitLocker To Go is simple to use: Right-click an external drive in Explorer and select “Turn on BitLocker” to open a wizard that will ...

Not only does BitLocker give users the ability to encrypt their OS volume to prevent access to a system and the data stored on it, but a feature called BitLocker to Go (introduced with Windows 7 ...

I'm trying to persuade our IT folks to let me install a SSD on my work laptop (Dell E5410). Has anyone done this, and what have your experiences been? I know one Crucial M4 owner was told it's a ...

In part one of a three-part series, Roger Grimes delivers explanations and recommendations about key security improvements in Windows 7 Topics Spotlight: AI-ready data centers ...

Windows 7 Professional has some enhancements such as the ability to join a Windows network domain, but still lacks key features like BitLocker, as well as the enterprise capabilities like ...

Businesses are eyeing a transition to Microsoft Windows 7, and with a wealth of security features that are part of it, it's worth figuring out the good and bad about each of them, says Gartner ...

In Windows 7, BitLocker Drive Encryption technology is extended from OS drives and fixed data drives to include removable storage devices such as portable hard drives and USB flash drives. This ...

The words Windows and security have not always been compatible. In the past, Microsoft's quest to make its operating system as easy to manage as possible for the "typical" user has often meant ...