Bitlocker to go in win7-apply a security lock to the USB flash drive

Overview

Bitlocker to go operations are very simple. When we need to encrypt the USB flash drive, we only need to right-clickUSB flash drive letterSelectEnable bitlocker.

 

Then, enter the password in the pop-up dialog box (note that the length and complexity of the password are correct ). This password is the decryption key of the Encrypted USB flash drive.

 

Next, the system encrypts the USB flash drive. The encryption duration depends on the size of the content in the USB flash drive.

 

 

Use an encrypted USB flash drive:

When we re-insert the USB flash drive, we will directly prompt you to enter the pre-encrypted password, which is very protective. If you do not have the correct password or restore the file, you can try again, he also wanted to see the content in the USB flash drive. At this time, the icon of the USB flash drive is also changed. Whether or not to encrypt the drive letter is clear at a glance. The Encrypted USB flash drive will add a lock on the drive letter icon.

 

 

When we use a USB flash drive on Vista, XP, and a variety of Windows 7 systems, we will find that even if we enter the correct password, however, the USB flash drive can only be read-only, read-only, and cannot be deleted. This is actually the design concept of Windows 7, because the spread of USB viruses is largely dependent on Autorun. INF file, and the operating mechanism on XP is significantly different from that on Windows 7, XP does not have UAC (User Account Control) protection, the execution permission is also very large, so it is easy to be infected with the USB flash drive virus. Therefore, for this reason, the USB flash drive encrypted by bitlocker to go will become so stubborn on XP ".