Encryption Check - Windows

Step-by-step

1. To determine if encryption is enabled for a Windows system, first click on the search icon in the lower left of your screen.

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2. Type in the term "Bitlocker." When you type in the term ‘bitlocker’ the search window will display “Manage Bitlocker.”  If you do not see a “Manage Bitlocker” option, it means you may have typed the phrase in too fast for Windows to have completed a search.  Try it again, more slowly.

3. Click on the Mange Bitlocker box.

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4. When you click on Manage Bitlocker, a new window will open up, and will let you know if it is not encrypted:

Or, if it is encrypted:

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