I have a BitLocker encrypted drive with important data. But my personal computer is Windows 10 Home version. Does BitLocker work on Windows 10 Home? Can I access the drive on my Windows 10 Home computer? Is it possible for me to encrypt other drives in Windows 10 Home?
First, you should know that BitLocker is not available on Windows 10 Home edition. Microsoft only supports it on Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise editions. But you can still open, access and read BitLocker encrypted drives on Windows 10 Home if you have the BitLocker password or recovery key. Finally, you are unable to encrypt other drives in Windows 10 Home with BitLocker unless you use third-party BitLocker encryption software, such as iSunshare BitLocker Genius for Windows.
iSunshare BitLocker Genius for Windows can help users apply BitLocker encryption to the drives on all Windows PC, including Windows 11/10 Home edition. You can check detailed steps to enable BitLocker on Windows 10 home below:
Step 1Install iSunshare BitLocker Genius for Windows. And connect the drive to your Windows 10 Home PC.
Step 2Run the software and all drives will be automatically detected.
Step 3Select the drive you want to encrypt, right-click it and choose "Turn on BitLocker".
Step 4Finish the encryption settings: set the password, save the BitLocker recovery key and choose the encryption space. After that, hit the "Encrypt" button.
Step 5Minutes later, your drive is BitLocker protected.
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This article aims to answer the question of why one chose to use BitLocker despite the risk of being unable to recover all documents if the password is forgotten.
Lydia
BitLocker is a disk/volume encryption feature included in Windows systems since Windows Vista. It helps mitigate the risk of personal data leaks due to device loss or improper disposal.
Benjamin
No, Device Encryption is really just a lite version of BitLocker, which can only apply encryption to Windows system drive. You can check the difference below: 1. Encryption: When you enable BitLocker on Windows 11/10 drive, the drive data is protected from unauthorized access, which attach a high level of security to the drive. But for Device Encryption, it only offers basic protection for the personal data, with no requirement on the additional setup or management.
Michael
It is right that Windows 11 Home does not come with BitLocker encryption. But Windows 11 Home users can access the BitLocker encrypted drive with password. If you want to encrypt the USB flash drive or externa hard drive, 2 workable solutions are listed here.
Michael
