I found there’s a BitLocker To Go option under the BitLocker Drive Encryption Panel. What can it do? Does it differ from BitLocker? And how to use it?
Yes, Microsoft provides a standalone BitLocker To Go feature for USB Drive Encryption to secure removable drives. Here is a detailed instruction about BitLocker To Go.
BitLocker is primarily used for internal drives, while BitLocker To Go in Windows is designed for encrypting removable storage devices.
BitLocker automatically activates during system startup and provides ongoing protection. In contrast, BitLocker To Go activates only when the storage device is accessed; once the device is ejected, the BitLocker To Go service stops.
Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education edition
Windows 8.1 Pro or Enterprise edition
Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate edition
Note: BitLocker To Go encrypted drives can be unlocked on computers running Windows 7 and later, as well as on Mac OS X 10.7 and later using BitLocker To Go Reader.
To use BitLocker to encrypt removable drives (such as USB flash drives or external hard drives), follow these steps:
Step 1 Format your USB to NTFS, FAT16, FAT32, or exFAT-formatted to meet BitLocker To Go requirements.
Step 2 Click on "This PC", and locate the removable drive.
Step 3 Right-click on the USB drive, select "Turn on BitLocker" from the context menu.
Step 4 Select how you want to unlock the drive when it's plugged into a computer. If you choose to unlock with the password, then enter a strong password containing uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols, then click "Next".
Step 5 Choose the encryption type and store the recovery key in a safe place. Both of these two options can both be configured in the BitLocker Group Policy Setting.
Step 6 Click "Start encrypting" to begin the BitLocker encryption process on the removable drive. Once the encryption is complete, you'll see a message confirming that the drive is now BitLocker protected.
Note: Do remember not to pull out the USB flash drive when BitLocker Encrypting to avoid data loss.
When you connect the BitLocker-encrypted drive to a Windows computer, you will be prompted to unlock it. You can also check "Automatically unlock on this computer" option.
Right here to answer it for you. The BitLocker USB key, known as the USB startup key, is typically used for storing BitLocker key on a USB flash drive in the form of a file.
Lydia
Microsoft BitLocker does offer a variety of authentication mechanisms for us, and the mode you select indeed provides the highest level of security.
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Rest assured; this error can be easy solved by simply modifying the Group Policy Editor or Registry Editor. Go ahead reading, you'll understand why this happen and work it out.
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