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.

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The BitLocker Control Panel opens with all available drives listed alongside their encryption status. They're separated under Operating System, and Fixed Drives sections. You can encrypt any or ...

3] Try another Windows version. If the BitLocker drive is encrypted on Windows 7/8, this Bitlocker drive cannot be read on Windows 11/10 as Windows 11/10 uses XTS-AES encryption algorithms and old ...

To fix the “Cannot install Windows, BitLocker Drive Encryption is enabled on selected partition” error, suspend BitLocker via Settings or Control Panel, or use your recovery key to unlock the ...

BitLocker and Device Encryption are critical tools for protecting a PC’s data from thieves. Here’s everything you need to know about the encryption technologies built into Windows 10 and 11.

If you are running Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education, you can use BitLocker To Go — Microsoft’s native disk encryption utility — to encrypt your flash drive.

On Windows 10, you may need to temporarily suspend BitLocker encryption to perform specific tasks, such as firmware, hardware, and Windows updates, using Control Panel, PowerShell, and Command ...