How to encrypt a disk with BitLocker

In today's article you will learn how to encrypt a drive with BitLocker , whether it contains the operating system or is a simple USB flash drive.

If you are concerned about securing your data on a drive, you can encrypt it with BitLocker. BitLocker is a built-in Windows 10 feature that can encrypt your disks, or usb flash. Available in versions of Windows 10 Pro / Education / Enterprise.

With BitLocker, you can choose to encrypt the entire disk or you can choose to encrypt part of it (usually your data) and add additional files later.

 

BitLocker also offers you many options to unlock the encrypted drive. Encrypted data will be very difficult to decrypt, and if someone steals your system, such as a laptop or tablet or USB flash, they will not be able to access your data. Overall, the feature offers you better security for your data and system.

Therefore, if you are the administrator of a computer system, you can follow the steps below to encrypt a drive.

How to encrypt a drive in Windows 10 with Bitlocker
1. Πατήστε ταυτόχρονα τα πλήκτρα Win + E για να ανοίξετε την Εξερεύνηση αρχείων και κάντε κλικ στο "This computer" (This PC). Στην περιοχή Συσκευές και μονάδες δίσκου, κάντε δεξί κλικ στη μονάδα δίσκου που θέλετε να κρυπτογραφήσετε, και κάντε κλικ στην επιλογή "Enable BitLocker".

 

NOTE: Εάν το σύστημα δεν είναι εξοπλισμένο με TPM (Trusted Module Platform aka TPM), θα λάβετε την εξής ειδοποίηση: "Αυτή η συσκευή δεν είναι δυνατόν να χρησιμοποιήσει μια μονάδα αξιόπιστης πλατφόρμας. Ο διαχειριστής σας πρέπει να ορίσει την επιλογή "Να επιτρέπεται το BitLocker χωρίς συμβατή TPM" στην πολιτική "Να απαιτείται επιπλέον έλεγχος ταυτότητας κατά την εκκίνηση" για τους τόμους λειτουργικού συστήματος".
In this case, see this article to troubleshoot this error.

2. Then, especially if you've instructed the drive containing the Windows operating system to be encrypted, you'll go through several προειδοποιήσεων και αποδοχών, χωρίς να χρειάζεται να κάνετε κάποια επιλογή,  παρά μόνο να πατάτε το κουμπί "Επόμενο", μέχρι να φτάσετε στην ενότητα "Επιλογής τρόπου ξεκλειδώματος της μονάδας δίσκου".

 

There, choose the function that suits you. There are two possibilities. Either use a PIN or a . In this example, we chose PIN. Of course if you have instructed to encrypt a flashUSB drive then the wizard will not ask you if you want to unlock the flashUSB with a flash USB !!!!

Click next and you will find yourself on a screen where you have to enter the PIN. This password unlocks the encrypted drive. Keep in mind that you should use this password every time you want to view your disk, so choose a strong password, but be able to remember him. Click Next.

 

3. It will then ask you where you want to save the recovery key. This recovery key will be useful if you forget or lose the above password. We recommend that you save the recovery key to your Microsoft account.

 

4. You will be notified if you click Save to your Microsoft account in the previous step, that the recovery key was saved.

 

But make sure you first confirmed this on https://onedrive.live.com/recoverykey .

 

Do not expect to see the key as a file on Microsoft's onedrive. Just click on the link above and if you have many keys, make sure the recent one is saved.

5. Then, in the next screen of the BitLocker Drive Encryption Wizard, select how much space you want to encrypt. We recommend that you select the Encrypt the entire drive option here. Click Next. The encryption time will be sufficient. arm yourself with patience

 

6. Now, you have to choose the encryption method. Here, choosing the new encryption mode will use the 128-bit XTS-AES encryption method. While selecting compatible mode will use 128-bit AES-CBC encryption method. Once selected, click Next.

 

7. Then click on " κρυπτογράφησης".

 

If you are instructed to encrypt the disk with the operating system, then you will be prompted to restart your system. If you have selected another disc then you will proceed to the next step.

 

8.. After the encryption is complete, each time you want to open the encrypted disk you will need to enter the code you specified in step 2. If you have encrypted the disk with the operating system, this code will be prompted for when your system starts up.

 

Αν ξεχάσατε τον κωδικό πρόσβασης, μπορείτε να πατήσετε το link "Περισσότερες επιλογές" και να πληκτρολογήσετε το κλειδί ανάκτησης που αποθηκεύσατε στο λογαριασμό της Microsoft . Καθώς έχετε αποθηκεύσει το κλειδί αποκατάστασης online, μπορείτε να το αναζητήσετε από  οποιαδήποτε συσκευή σας για να μπείτε στο λογαριασμό σας στην Microsoft.

This way, you have successfully encrypted a drive in Windows 10 with BitLocker. You can follow similar steps to any other drive on your computer.

In the event that at some point you regret it and want to restore your disk to its original form, i.e. without encryption, but also without losing your data, all you have to do is go to files and next to the specific disk you will see a list of commands.

 

Χρησιμοποιήστε την  "Απενεργοποίηση BitLocker" και απλά τα πάντα θα επανέλθουν όπως πριν. Η διαδικασία κατάργησης της κρυπτογράφησης διαρκεί τόση ώρα όσο και η κρυπτογράφηση που κάνατε στην αρχή. Οπότε οπλιστείτε με υπομονή.

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