How to Enable Bitlocker Windows 10?

How to turn on BitLocker To Go

• Connect the drive you want to use with BitLocker.
• Use the Windows key + X keyboard shortcut to open the Power User menu and select Control Panel.
• Click System and Security.
• Click BitLocker Drive Encryption.
• Under BitLocker To Go, expand the drive you want to encrypt.

How to ensure you can turn on BitLocker without TPM

• Use the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run command, type gpedit.msc, and click OK.
• Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates.
• Expand Windows Components.
• Expand BitLocker Drive Encryption and Operating System Drives.

Configure the Windows 10 task sequence to enable BitLocker

• Check TPM Status. Runs the ZTICheckforTPM.wsf script to determine if TPM is enabled.
• Configure BIOS for TPM. Runs the vendor tools (in this case, HP, Dell, and Lenovo).
• Restart computer. Self-explanatory, reboots the computer.
• Check TPM Status.
• Enable BitLocker.

Navigate to Computer Configuration->Policies->Administrative Templates->Windows Components->Bitlocker Drive Encryption.

• Double Click on “Store Bitlocker Recovery information in Active Directory Domain Services” and configure it as follows:
• Click “OK”.

What is required to enable BitLocker?

If your computer meets the Windows version and TPM requirements, the process for enabling BitLocker is as follows: Click Start , click Control Panel, click System and Security (if the control panel items are listed by category), and then click BitLocker Drive Encryption.

How do I enable BitLocker from command prompt?

4. Checking Bitlocker Status (Command Line)

1. Open a command prompt window. Click Windows Start button, type “cmd” and press Enter.
2. In command prompt, type “manage-bde –status” and press Enter.
3. View the status of Bitlocker on the drives in the system.