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BitLocker overview — by Microsoft Support

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Introduces BitLocker, the Windows feature that encrypts drives so their data stays unreadable if someone reads the disk outside Windows. It outlines Device Encryption versus BitLocker Drive Encryption and stresses backing up your recovery key.

Read the full article on support.microsoft.com

Source: BitLocker overview by Microsoft Support. Licence: Link only (©).

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