Best Device Encryption Software for Windows Home!

Updated on July 2, 2024 by Admin to BitLocker for Windows Home

I recently upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 Home, and I intend to use the device encryption software to encrypt a partition that holds important files. I've heard about Windows native device encryption software BitLocker, but I can't find it anywhere in Windows 10 Home. How can I turn on device encryption for Windows Home?

In the information age, computers are an indispensable tools in our work and life. Through the computer we can do a lot of things, work, study, shopping, play games and so on. Another important role for the computer is as a storage center, and we are always accustomed to storing documents, photos, or other important files on the computer's hard disk, so it is very necessary to prevent unauthorized access to these important data. To prevent unauthorized access to important data, disk encryption software has emerged, only the one with the right encryption key can access the encrypted partition. BitLocke is the Windows native device encryption software, but it is not available in Windows Home editions. Fortunately, Hasleo has released the best device encryption software Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere which can help you Turn On BitLocker in Windows Home editions.

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Tutorial to Turn On BitLocker in Windows Home with Best Device Encryption Software Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere.

Step 1. Download and install Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere.

Step 2. Launch Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere, right-click the drive letter you want to encrypt, then click "Turn On BitLocker".

select the drive to encrypt

 

Step 3. In this step, you are required to specify a password for encrypting the drive, enter the password and click "Next". You should choose a password having a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers, spaces, and special symbols. Once the encryption is complete, you can access the drive using this password.

enter encrypt password

 

Step 4. Back up BitLocker recovery key, then click "Next" to move on. You can save the recovery key to a file or print a copy of it. Please note that anyone can use the recovery key to gain access to the drive, even if they do not know the password entered in the previous step, so please do not disclose it to others.

back up bitlocker recovery key

 

Step 5. Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere will now encrypt the contents of the selected drive using BitLocker drive encryption. The encryption process could take a long time to finish depending on the size of the drive, so please be patient to wait. If you don't want to wait until the encryption operation is finished, "Shut down the computer when the operation is completed" option is a good idea. Just check it.

encrypting drive with bitlocker

 

Step 6. After the encryption is complete, click the "Finish" button to close the window.

encryption is complete

 

To sum up, Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere is the best device encryption software which can help you turn BitLocker in Windows Home editions.

 

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