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Encrypting Windows Systems

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ByJoel Bosler-Kilmer

Bit Locker is full disk encryption and can be enabled from the Control Panel.

  1. Click on BitLocker Drive Ecryption
All Control Panel Items Window with Bitlocker Drive Encryption highlighted
All Control Panel Items Window with Bitlocker Drive Encryption highlighted

2. Turn on BitLocker

Bitlocker Drive Encryption Window
Bitlocker Drive Encryption Window

3. If your computer is on the Wooster domain, save the key to your domain account.  Otherwise print it and keep it in a safe place.  You may need it to recover your data at some point.

Bitlocker Drive Encryption Recovery Key Window
Bitlocker Drive Encryption Recovery Key Window

4. Click next and start encrypting.

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