However, the BitLocker feature is only available for Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 7 Enterprise editions, it is not available for Windows 7 Professional edition and cannot be downloaded and installed.

In Control Panel, select System and Security, and then under BitLocker Drive Encryption, select Manage BitLocker. Note: You’ll only see this option if BitLocker is available for your device. It isn’t available on Windows 10 Home edition. Select Turn on BitLocker and then follow the instructions.

Click Start, click Control Panel, click System and Security, and then click BitLocker Drive Encryption. 2. Click Turn On BitLocker for the operating system drive. BitLocker will scan your computer to make sure that it meets the BitLocker system requirements.

Windows 10 Home doesn’t include BitLocker, but you can still protect your files using “device encryption.” Similar to BitLocker, device encryption is a feature designed to protect your data from unauthorized access in the unexpected case that your laptop is lost or stolen.

Only Windows Professional Includes BitLocker, and It Costs $100. The BitLocker feature has been part of the Professional edition of Windows ever since it was introduced with Windows Vista. Typical PCs you buy come with Windows 10 Home, and Microsoft charges $99.99 to upgrade to Windows 10 Professional.

BitLocker is available on: Ultimate and Enterprise editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Pro and Enterprise editions of Windows 8 and 8.1. Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions of Windows 10.

You can use BitLocker to mitigate unauthorized data access on lost or stolen computers by encrypting all user files and system files on the operating system drive, including the swap files and hibernation files, and checking the integrity of early boot components and boot configuration data.

Windows 10 is same as Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, Bitlocker drive encryption is still not available on Windows 10 Home. Although Bitlocker drive encryption feature is missing in Control Panel of Windows 10 Home, but there are three options to enable/install Bitlocker on Windows 10 Home edition.

BitLocker is only supported on Windows 10 Business and higher, and Windows Mobile or Mobile Enterprise. Storage card encryption is supported for Windows Phone 10 version 1703+.

Windows 10 Home doesn’t include BitLocker, but you can still protect your files using “device encryption.”. Similar to BitLocker, device encryption is a feature designed to protect your data from unauthorized access in the unexpected case that your laptop is lost or stolen.

YES! Bitlocker has nothing to do with virus protection. Bitlocker encrypts your selected drive, preventing unauthorized entry only when it’s locked. But to use the drive, you have to unlock it to be able to read / copy / save / modify your files.