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1. Перейдите на рабочий стол Windows

2. Нажмите кнопку «Пуск»

3. После открытия меню «Пуск» введите «bitlocker» и дождитесь, пока появится значок Bitlocker на панели управления. Как только он будет найден, нажмите на него и дождитесь открытия окна шифрования диска Bitlocker.

4. После открытия Bitlocker Drive Encryption найдите предложение Включить Bitlocker, нажмите на него и дождитесь появления мастера Bitlocker Drive Encryption.
     a. После появления мастера он автоматически проверит, соответствует ли компьютер системным требованиям для шифрования данных с помощью Bitlocker.
     b. Хотя в описании указано, что это займёт несколько минут, в большинстве случаев на современных компьютерах это занимает до 30 секунд.

5. После завершения проверки и подтверждения того, что компьютер совместим с Bitlocker, мастер спросит, как вы хотите сохранить ключ восстановления Bitlocker.
     a. Учётная запись Microsoft — сохраняет ключ в вашей учётной записи Microsoft.
     b. Сохранить в файл — сохраняет ключ восстановления в текстовом файле.
     c. Распечатать ключ восстановления — распечатать ключ восстановления Bitlocker, даже на виртуальном принтере.

 

6. В этой статье мы выберем последний вариант — Распечатать ключ восстановления, и сохраним его локально.
     a. Обратите внимание, что Bitlocker не позволяет сохранять файл ключа восстановления на том же диске, который будет  & ... Этот метод тоже не рекомендуется, но в рамках данной статьи мы сделаем это.
    c. Примечание. Никогда не сохраняйте файл с кодом восстановления на том же диске, который будет зашифрован. Если по какой-то причине этот диск будет заблокирован, файл с ключом восстановления будет заблокирован вместе с ним.

7. После выбора этого варианта мастер спросит, какой принтер использовать.

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1. Go to Windows Desktop

2. Click the Start button

3. After the Start menu is erected, type “bitlocker” and wait till it finds the Bitlocker Control Panel icon. Once it finds it, click it and wait for the Bitlocker Drive Encryption window to open.

4. Once Bitlocker Drive Encryption is open, look for the Turn on Bitlocker sentence and click on it and wait for the Bitlocker Drive Encryption wizard to appear.
     a. Once the wizard appears it will automatically verify if the computer meets the system requirements required to encrypt data using Bitlocker.
     b. Though it says it takes a few minutes, in most cases it takes a up to 30 seconds on a modern computer setup.

5. Once the verification stage is done and the wizard finds the computer Bitlocker capable, it will ask how would you like to save your Bitlocker recovery key
     a. Microsoft account – saves it in your Microsoft account
     b. Save to a file – saves the recovery key to a text file
     c. Print the Recovery Key – prints the Bitlocker recovery key, even to a virtual printer.

6. In this article we will choose the last option which is Print the Recovery Key and we will save it locally.
     a. Note that Bitlocker doesn’t allow saving a recovery key file onto the same drive that is            about to be encrypted.
     b. However, it does allow printing that recovery key to a file on the same drive that is about to be encrypted. This method is not recommended as well but for the sake of this article we will do it this way.
     c. Note – Never save the recovery code file onto the same drive that is about to be encrypted. If for some reason that drive gets locked out, the recovery key file would be locked out along with it.

7. Once that option is chosen, the wizard will ask which printer to use to print the Bitlocker recovery key. In this article, as mentioned in stage 6, we will choose the Microsoft Print to PDF printer, which will print the recovery key into a PDF file.

8. After choosing the printer, click Print

9. A new window will pop up. Use this window to name the Bitlocker recovery key PDF file and to choose where you would like you save it. In this case we named it “Bitlocker Recovery Key”.

10. Click Save
     a. Once the Save button is clicked, the window is going to get closed and we will get back to            the wizard, only this time, the Next key is going to become clickable.

11. Click Next

12. In the current stage, you will be asked to choose how much of your drive you would like to encrypt
     a. In this article we will choose the first option which is faster to accomplish
     b. Click Next

13. In the current stage, you will be asked to choose which encryption mode to use
     a. In this article we will choose the first option, which is the New Encryption Mode option. Choose it and click Next

14. Though it is not mandatory but recommended, we will mark the Run Bitlocker system Check option.
     a. The system check ensures that Bitlocker can read the recovery and encryption keys correctly before encrypting the drive.
     b. Once that option is marked, the button will change from “start” to “Continue”.
     c. Click Continue

15. A few seconds after clicking Continue, a side notification window is going to appear from the right-bottom side of the window.
     a. Click on it once
     b. Once clicked, another pop-up window is going to appear which will ask whether to restart now to start the encryption process or later.
     c. Click the Restart Now button and wait for the computer to restart itself completely.

16. Once the computer is fully restarted, click the taskbar’s upward arrow (Notification area overflow icon).
      a. Look for the Bitlocker icon and double click it
     b. Once clicked, the Bitlocker drive encryption process window will appear, showing the status of the encryption process
     c. Once that process bar is full at 100%, the encryption process is done

17. Another way to check for the status of the encryption process is to use the CLI of Bitlocker through CMD
     a. Click the Start button
     b. Type CMD
     c. Click on Run as administrator

18. Click YES in the UAC window

19. In cmd type manage-bde -status and click enter

20. The lines that will appear will present information about the encryption process:
     a. Size - The size of the drive being encrypted
     b. Bitlocker Version – The version of Bitlocker used to encrypt the drive
     c. Conversion Status – Shows the current encryption state of a drive
     d. Percentage Encrypted – Shows the how much of the selected drive has been encrypted
     e. Encryption Method – Shows the encryption method being used
     f. Protection Status – Shows if the Bitlocker protection is currently off or on
     g. Lock Status – Shows if the selected drive is locked or unlocked (accessible or not accessible)
     h. Identification Field - refers to a label or optional string you can assign to a BitLocker-protected volume to help             identify it, especially when managing multiple drives or recovery key
     i. Key Protectors – Shows the authentication mechanisms that protect the encryption keys used to unlock a drive.             When you encrypt a drive, BitLocker uses one or more key protectors to guard access to it

21. Once the encryption process is done for the selected drive, the small window that previously showed a process bar will now show:” Encryption of C: is complete”

22. This could be verified through CMD by typing manage-bde -status again and clicking enter
     a. Notice that the following values are now changed:
          i. Conversion Status: Used Space Only Encrypted
          ii. Percentage Encrypted: 100.0%
          iii. Protection Status: Protection On

23. In the next step we will take a look at the Bitlocker recovery key PDF file

24. Go to the path in which it was originally saved and open it

25. Notice the 2 important values:
     a. Identifier
     b. Recovery Key

 

26. It is highly recommended to save these values in more than one medium and location such as:
     a. Printed format
     b. Password manager

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1. Go to Windows Desktop

2. Click the Start button

3. After the Start menu is erected, type “bitlocker” and wait till it finds the Bitlocker Control Panel icon. Once it finds it, click it and wait for the Bitlocker Drive Encryption window to open.

4. Once Bitlocker Drive Encryption is open, look for the Turn on Bitlocker sentence and click on it and wait for the Bitlocker Drive Encryption wizard to appear.
     a. Once the wizard appears it will automatically verify if the computer meets the system                               requirements required to encrypt data using Bitlocker.
     b. Though it says it takes a few minutes, in most cases it takes a up to 30 seconds on a modern                  computer setup.

5. Once the verification stage is done and the wizard finds the computer Bitlocker capable, it will ask how would you like to save your Bitlocker recovery key
     a. Microsoft account – saves it in your Microsoft account
     b. Save to a file – saves the recovery key to a text file
     c. Print the Recovery Key – prints the Bitlocker recovery key, even to a virtual printer.

6. In this article we will choose the last option which is Print the Recovery Key and we will save it locally.
     a. Note that Bitlocker doesn’t allow saving a recovery key file onto the same drive that is            about to be encrypted.
     b. However, it does allow printing that recovery key to a file on the same drive that is about      to be encrypted. This method is not recommended as well but for the sake of this article we will do it this way.
     c. Note – Never save the recovery code file onto the same drive that is about to be encrypted. If for some reason that drive gets locked out, the recovery key file would be locked out along with it.

7. Once that option is chosen, the wizard will ask which printer to use to print the Bitlocker recovery key. In this article, as mentioned in stage 6, we will choose the Microsoft Print to PDF printer, which will print the recovery key into a PDF file.

8. After choosing the printer, click Print

9. A new window will pop up. Use this window to name the Bitlocker recovery key PDF file and to choose where you would like you save it. In this case we named it “Bitlocker Recovery Key”.

10. Click Save

     a. Once the Save button is clicked, the window is going to get closed and we will get back to       the wizard, only this time, the Next key is going to become clickable.

11. Click Next

12. In the current stage, you will be asked to choose how much of your drive you would like to encrypt
     a. In this article we will choose the first option which is faster to accomplish
     b. Click Next

13. In the current stage, you will be asked to choose which encryption mode to use
     a. In this article we will choose the first option which is the New Encryption Mode option. Choose it and click Next

14. Though it is not mandatory but recommended, we will mark the Run Bitlocker system Check option.
     a. The system check ensures that Bitlocker can read the recovery and encryption keys correctly before encrypting the drive.
     b. Once that option is marked, the button will change from “start” to “Continue”.
     c. Click Continue

15. A few seconds after clicking Continue, a side notification window is going to appear from the right-bottom side of the window.
     a. Click on it once
     b. Once clicked, another pop-up window is going to appear which will ask whether to restart now to start the encryption process or later.
     c. Click the Restart Now button and wait for the computer to restart itself completely.

16. Once the computer is fully restarted, click the taskbar’s upward arrow (Notification area overflow icon).
      a. Look for the Bitlocker icon and double click it
     b. Once clicked, the Bitlocker drive encryption process window will appear, showing the status of the encryption process
     c. Once that process bar is full at 100%, the encryption process is done

17. Another way to check for the status of the encryption process is to use the CLI of Bitlocker through CMD
     a. Click the Start button
     b. Type CMD
     c. Click on Run as administrator

18. Click YES in the UAC window

19. In cmd type manage-bde -status and click enter

20. The lines that will appear will present information about the encryption process:
     a. Size - The size of the drive being encrypted
     b. Bitlocker Version – The version of Bitlocker used to encrypt the drive
     c. Conversion Status – Shows the current encryption state of a drive
     d. Percentage Encrypted – Shows the how much of the selected drive has been encrypted
     e. Encryption Method – Shows the encryption method being used
     f. Protection Status – Shows if the Bitlocker protection is currently off or on
     g. Lock Status – Shows if the selected drive is locked or unlocked (accessible or not accessible)
     h. Identification Field - refers to a label or optional string you can assign to a BitLocker-protected volume to help             identify it, especially when managing multiple drives or recovery key
     i. Key Protectors – Shows the authentication mechanisms that protect the encryption keys used to unlock a drive.             When you encrypt a drive, BitLocker uses one or more key protectors to guard access to it

21. Once the encryption process is done for the selected drive, the small window that previously showed a process bar will now show:” Encryption of C: is complete”

22. This could be verified through CMD by typing manage-bde -status again and clicking enter
     a. Notice that the following values are now changed:
          i. Conversion Status: Used Space Only Encrypted
          ii. Percentage Encrypted: 100.0%
          iii. Protection Status: Protection On

23. In the next step we will take a look at the Bitlocker recovery key PDF file

24. Go to the path in which it was originally saved and open it

25. Notice the 2 important values:
     a. Identifier
     b. Recovery Key

26. It is highly recommended to save these values in more than one medium and location such as:
     a. Printed format
     b. Password manager

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1. Перейдите на рабочий стол Windows

2. Нажмите кнопку «Пуск»

3. После открытия меню «Пуск» введите «bitlocker» и дождитесь, пока появится значок Bitlocker на панели управления. После того, как он будет найден, щелкните по нему и дождитесь открытия окна «Шифрование диска Bitlocker».

4. После открытия Bitlocker Drive Encryption найдите предложение Включить Bitlocker, нажмите на него и дождитесь появления мастера Bitlocker Drive Encryption.
     a. После появления мастера он автоматически проверит, соответствует ли компьютер системным требованиям для шифрования данных с помощью Bitlocker.
     b. Хотя в описании указано, что это займёт несколько минут, в большинстве случаев на современных компьютерах это занимает до 30 секунд.

5. После завершения проверки и подтверждения того, что компьютер совместим с Bitlocker, мастер спросит, как вы хотите сохранить ключ восстановления Bitlocker.
     a. Учётная запись Microsoft — сохраняет ключ в вашей учётной записи Microsoft
     b. Сохранить в файл — сохраняет ключ восстановления в текстовом файле
     c. Распечатать ключ восстановления — распечатать ключ восстановления Bitlocker, в том числе на виртуальном принтере.

 

6. В этой статье мы выберем последний вариант — Распечатать ключ восстановления и сохраним его локально.
      а. Обратите внимание, что Bitlocker не позволяет сохранять файл ключа восстановления на том же диске, который будет зашифрован.
                                  б. Тем не менее, он позволяет распечатать этот ключ восстановления в файл на том же диске, который будет  & ... Если диск заблокирован, файл ключа восстановления будет заблокирован вместе с ним.

7. После выбора этого варианта мастер