Win8 easy to handle disk encryption

When it comes to personal computer privacy, we all think of encryption. We know that the computer to start landing requires a password, no matter how complex your login password is difficult to crack, but also just into the system's first threshold, for those who want to get your computer data, he can bypass this step directly from your hard drive to obtain information. Or some friends are accustomed to using mobile hard disk and U disk to save important privacy data, when lost, will be exposed. So, what we can think of is to give your disk, USB disk and then set a access to the encryption, even if someone enters your system, you can not read the data on your hard disk.

When it comes to encryption, many people will think about what method to use, and which software to implement encryption. Actually, it's not that complicated, if you're using Windows 7 or the latest Windows 8 system, it's easy to encrypt your hard drive and USB disk without Third-party software. This is the BitLocker encryption method that this article will introduce, taking Win8 as an example, let's see how we can use BitLocker to encrypt u disk.

How to start BitLocker

1, the location of the open in the Control Panel

▲ Start BitLocker in Control Panel

2, on the disk to encrypt the right mouse click, pop-up Right button on the menu to start

▲ right mouse click on disk, pop-up right-click menu to start BitLocker

The steps to encrypt a U disk

The BitLocker Encryption Wizard dialog box pops up after you start BitLocker. Here we see two options, "unlock the drive with a password" and "unlock the drive with a smart card", as the name implies, the password to be set here is for unlocking. For most users, you can unlock it by using a password. Here's an explanation of what "smart card unlocking" is.

▲bitlocker Encryption Wizard

A "smart card" is a small plastic card that contains a computer chip. Typically issued by the information Technology (IT) Department of a large company. To use a smart card, you also need a smart card reader, which installs or connects to the computer and can read information stored on the smart card.

The password setting is certainly the more complex the better, so the password here should contain uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, spaces, and symbols, of course, you also have to remember. After the password input, click "Next" to enter the "Backup Recovery key" window, where we need to backup their own key to facilitate recovery, after all, you set a very complex password, in case you also forget how to do ah, do not think about the crack, so far, There is no good way to decode BitLocker encryption!

and Win7 system backup slightly different, WIN8 system can be associated with cloud account everywhere, in Win7, you can back up the password to start a U disk, but under Win8 can directly back up to your Microsoft account. The other two options are "save to File" and "Print Recovery key", the same as under Win7.

▲ Choose where to save your password backup

Here we click "Save recovery Key to file", you can save the key in TXT file format to the local hard drive, remember, do not save to your encrypted disk! If you forget the password, you will not be able to get your backup file!

▲ Save encrypted backup files

Select the size of the drive space to encrypt, if the disk data is not much, we recommend that you choose "Encrypt only used disk space"; If you have more important files on your disk, select another--encrypt the entire drive.

▲ Select the amount of drive space to encrypt

Click Next to continue to complete BitLocker disk encryption.

▲ Confirm Encryption

The BitLocker encryption process is a bit slow and requires some patience, while trying not to interrupt or manipulate the disks that are being encrypted.

▲ Start Encryption

▲ is encrypting

▲ Complete Encryption

After the encryption is successful, we can see a graphic with a lock on the encrypted disk, and the following figure means that it is currently open.

▲ Display of encrypted disk

Managing and deleting BitLocker

With BitLocker Disk Encryption established, we can also change the password at any time or remove BitLocker from the encrypted disk. The action method is also very simple, on the encrypted disk on the right mouse click menu, select "Manage BitLocker" click Open.

▲ Managing BitLocker

On this dialog, we can see the BitLocker encryption status of all the current disks, make changes to the password for the currently BitLocker-encrypted disk, restore the backup, remove the password, and turn off BitLocker. The main point here is to turn off BitLocker to disable disk encryption.

▲bitlocker Management

Click "Turn off BitLocker" in the image above

▲ confirm to turn off BitLocker

Is decrypting.

▲ is decrypting

Complete the decryption.

▲ Complete Decryption

Conclusion: The BitLocker encryption option under the WIN8 system is slightly different from the Windows 7 system, and is more suitable for current mainstream requirements, such as support for password backup cloud accounts. If you are very important to the data on your computer, or the data protection of a removable disk, it is already perfect through BitLocker encryption. Note that the BitLocker feature does not apply to XP systems, so you need to upgrade to the latest Windows 8 system as soon as possible to experience this feature. With this BitLocker security, you never have to worry about your data being stolen!