Encrypt And Password Protect your Usb Drive Without Any Software.

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Hi Friends, Earlier back I posted How to Password protect your Usb Drive, But today i will Post iT in a more better and clear way.

Bitlocker is Not much known technology By Windows Which helps you to Password protect and Encrypt Your Content in Usb Drives.


Just Follow the below simple Steps :

Step 1 : Insert Pendrive which you want to password Protect. 

Step 2: Open explorer and Right click on your Removable drive and Select “Turn On Bitlocker”

 

Step 3: After you click on Turn On bitlocker, Wizard will be open, Check “Use a password to Unlock the Drive”

Step 4 : Now type In the Password you want and Click Next.

Step 5: Now you will be asked “How Do You want to back up Recovery Keys ” Choose From the options

 
Step 6 : You then have to choose whether your drive is already in use or if it is new. Then click next.
Step 7 : Choose how much Of Your Drive to Encrypt, Entire drive or Just Used Disk Space.
Step 8 : Atlast Click on Start Encrypting, Encrypting Process Will start.
 

Now Whenever you Want to use it, plugin the encrypted Drive in you Computer it will give you a notification With it is Bitlocker Protected, You have to just click on it,  Enter your password and click on Unlock Button.

Thats it,

Keep your Content in pendrive Protected with this trick. I tried my best to Keep the Tutorial Simple.

Keep visiting, keep Learning.

 

14 thoughts on “Encrypt And Password Protect your Usb Drive Without Any Software.

  • February 5, 2017 at 4:17 pm
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    once i locked my pendriver using bit locker, wheather it stays protected for all the pc’s whenever i inserted into various pc’s??

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    • February 11, 2017 at 8:42 am
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      That’s correct.

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  • September 19, 2016 at 1:57 pm
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    Pendrive locked on Windows will work and ask for password on Mac too?

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  • April 16, 2016 at 3:44 am
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    I didn’t find the bit locker option in win 8.1 ?

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  • February 25, 2016 at 10:43 am
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    There is no option of ‘Turn on bitlocker’ in windows 10

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  • January 29, 2015 at 4:01 am
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    I didn’t find the bit locker option in win 8.1 ?

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  • June 28, 2014 at 5:23 am
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    Does it cover any space in the pen drive???

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    • August 16, 2014 at 6:11 pm
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      install windows virtual pc

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    • April 16, 2013 at 5:00 am
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      To turn off BitLocker Drive Encryption

      a) Click Start, click Control Panel, click Security, and then click BitLocker Drive Encryption.

      b) From the BitLocker Drive Encryption page, find the volume on which you want BitLocker Drive Encryption turned off, and click Turn Off BitLocker Drive Encryption.

      c) From the What level of decryption do you want dialog box, click either Disable BitLocker Drive Encryption or Decrypt the volume as needed.

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  • March 10, 2013 at 6:37 pm
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    Dear please send me your mouse button link..
    It looks nice to me …if you can

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