Just three steps to quickly use Win7 BitLocker

Everyone's computer has a "secret garden" that does not want others to get involved. Encrypting private files is the most common way to protect privacy. In Windows 7, no third-party encryption software is required. With the built-in "BitLocker" function, you can 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".

a start BitLocker, the disk encryption

in Windows7 system, disk encryption is very simple to use system built-in "BitLocker" feature, a simple three-step disk that can be locked.

Step 1: Set a password. Move the mouse pointer to the disk to be encrypted, click the right mouse button, select "Start" in the shortcut menu that pops up, pop up the "BitLocker Drive Encryption" window, select the encryption method, and output the password.

Step two: storage key. Click Next. The Storage Recovery Key window is displayed. Click Save Recovery Key to File to save the key to the local hard disk in the TXT file format. Click Print Recovery Key. The key can be printed out of the printer.

third step: start encryption. Click "Next" to enter the "Prepare Encrypted Drive" window, click the "Enable Encryption" button, Windows7 starts to encrypt the disk, the encryption process will display a progress bar, the encryption will pop up a prompt window, the encrypted disk, the disk A small lock flag appears on the symbol.

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