A simple way to use Win7 BitLocker

Everyone's computer has something like privacy that doesn't want others to get involved, and encrypting private files is the most common way to protect privacy. In Windows 7, the way to encrypt users is even more Simple, no third-party encryption software is required. Just use the built-in “BitLocker” function of the system to complete the disk encryption and lock your “secret garden”. The following system home Xiaobian uses Win7 Ultimate as an example to talk about the use of "BitLocker".

First, start BitLocker, encrypt the disk

In Windows7 system, encrypting the disk is very simple. With the built-in "BitLocker" function of the system, you can lock the disk in three simple steps. .

Step 1: Set your password. Move the mouse pointer to the disk that needs to be encrypted, right-click, select “Start” in the pop-up shortcut menu, pop-up “BitLocker Drive Encryption” window, select the encryption method, and output the password.

Step 2: Store the key. Click “Next”, enter the “Storage Recovery Key” window, click “Save Recovery Key to File”, you can save the key to the local hard disk in TXT file format; click “&ldquo ; print recovery key & rdquo;, you can print the key through the printer.

Step 3: Start encryption. Click “Next”, enter the “Prepare the encrypted drive” window, click the “Enable encryption” button, Windows7 will start encrypting the disk, the encryption process will display the progress bar, and the encryption will pop up a prompt window. On an encrypted disk, a small lock flag appears on the drive letter.

Tip: Use “BitLocker” After encrypting the disk, you can log in and use the file normally, but <BtLocker> will automatically prevent hackers and unauthorized users from accessing the drive. When new files are added to an encrypted drive, BitLocker automatically encrypts the files, and the files remain encrypted only when they are stored on an encrypted drive, and files copied to other drives are decrypted.

If your computer is shared by many people, then the need for encryption is even greater. Encryption is not difficult, just use the above simple method.