{"id":4559,"date":"2018-11-20T07:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T07:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gtechbooster.com\/?p=4559"},"modified":"2022-11-30T22:02:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T22:02:03","slug":"turn-on-device-encryption-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/turn-on-device-encryption-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Turn On device encryption in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> Device encryption  helps protect your data by encrypting it. Only with the right encryption  key (such as a password) can an encrypted device be decrypted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gtech-migrated-from-ad-inserter-placement-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"gtech-1421987627\"><div style=\"margin-right: auto;margin-left: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"gtech-3270619580\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/linkout\/75343\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"notrack\" aria-label=\"jesdphis\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2025\/08\/jesdphis.avif\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2025\/08\/jesdphis.avif 1179w, https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2025\/08\/jesdphis-768x950.avif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><p><strong>Device encryption is not available in Windows 10 Home<\/strong>, it is however present in the higher grade of Windows 10. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Login to Windows with an <strong>administrator<\/strong> account.<\/li><li>Select the <strong>Start<\/strong>  button, and then type <strong>manage BitLocker<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Select <strong>Manage BitLocker <\/strong>from the list of results.<\/li><li>Select <strong>Turn on BitLocker<\/strong>, and then follow the instructions. <\/li><li>Choose how you want to unlock the device or drive.<\/li><li>Select either to Use password or to Use smart card. If smart card, \nyou would be required to insert the smart card. The smart card pin would\n be required when you want to unclock the drive. If you select to Use a \npassword,<\/li><li>Enter your encryption password.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of \nthe encryption, a recovery key would be generated for you. Remember to \nkeep safe your recovery key for just in case you forget your unlock \npassword.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to encrypt your  Windows 10 device\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lR2mD_UcpxY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gtech-end-cont\" id=\"gtech-2690343974\"><div style=\"margin-right: auto;margin-left: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"gtech-4287450758\"><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/linkout\/76065\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"notrack\" aria-label=\"26002\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2025\/10\/26002.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2025\/10\/26002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/gtechbooster.com\/media\/2025\/10\/26002-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Device encryption helps protect your data by encrypting it. Only with the right encryption key (such as a password) can an encrypted device be decrypted. Device encryption is not available in Windows 10 Home, it is however present in the higher grade of Windows 10. Login to Windows with an administrator account. 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