Join David Rivers for an in-depth discussion in this video Encrypting a drive with BitLocker, part of Windows 8.1 Essential Training.
If you have very confidential information stored on…your hard drive, maybe on an external USB…drive, well, the best way to protect that and keep it secure is to encrypt it.…Well there is a feature built into Windows…8.1 that will allow you to encrypt your drives.…It's called Bit Locker.…It's been around in previous versions of Windows.…Still available here. We're going to take a look at it now.…Let's type in,…right from our start screen, Bitlocker.…Notice manage Bitlocker shows up here at the top.…
Clicking that will take us to our old…desktop environment, and open up Bitlocker Drive Encryption.…Notice our options here, you'll see your own operating system drive.…And by default, BitLocker turned off.…As an administrator, that's what the icon means, next to turn…on BitLocker you can turn it on for that fixed data drive.…And if you have other drives,…they'll be listed here as well.…If you're like me and you've plugged in a USB…drive, you'll see it down below under removable data drives.…So instead of working with our hard drive, our hard disc.…
Author
David Rivers
Released
10/17/2013- Using touch screens and gestures
- Organizing files and folders
- Managing your inbox with the Mail app
- Working with photos
- Managing contacts in the People app
- Controlling system sounds, volume, and accessibility options
- Getting connected to other PCs and devices
- Keeping your PC secure with Windows Update
- Using parental controls to block unwanted content
- Printing from Windows 8
- Fixing issues with the Problem Steps Recorder
- Keeping file backups with File History
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome47s
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1. Getting Started
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Personalizing Windows 8.17m 33s
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Creating tile groups2m 2s
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2. File Explorer
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Organizing folders and files6m 22s
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Customizing folder behavior5m 28s
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Using SkyDrive4m 29s
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3. Windows 8.1 Apps
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Working with photos10m 58s
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Locating places with Maps8m 29s
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Timing things with Alarms4m 19s
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4. Other Windows Accessories
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Creating graphics with Paint10m 18s
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5. System Settings
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Setting default programs5m 26s
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6. Devices and Networking
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Adding and removing devices3m 26s
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7. Windows Security
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Using Parental Controls10m 8s
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8. Printing
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9. Troubleshooting and Backing Up
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Backing up with File History5m 57s
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Conclusion
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Next steps40s
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