We will see it how to do it step by step. We will see how to secure our portable storage encrypting it using BitLocker To Go, so that no one can read them, unless one has a key to unlock it. So whatever is on that thumb drive can be viewed by anyone.
But the chances are that you may misplace it, or someone may even steal it. We carry them around since they are very small in size and convenient – and yet have a large storage capacity. We all use USB Flash drives or thumb drives. BitLocker is available in Windows 10/8 Pro, Windows 10/8 Enterprise and all editions of Windows Server 2016/2012. BitLocker To Go in Windows 11/10 #īitLocker Drive Encryption on removable data drives is called BitLocker To Go.
BitLocker To Go also allows users to more securely share data with users who have not yet deployed Windows Secure portable storage devices #Īs you know, BitLocker encrypts the hard drives on your computer to provide enhanced protection against data theft or exposure on computers and removable drives that are lost or stolen and more secure data deletion when BitLocker-protected computers are decommissioned as it is much more difficult to recover deleted data from an encrypted drive than from a non-encrypted drive. BitLocker To Go extends BitLocker data protection to USB storage devices, enabling them to be restricted with a passphrase. In addition to having control over passphrase length and complexity, IT administrators can set a policy that requires users to apply BitLocker protection to removable drives before being able to write to them.
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