On this page, you will learn what full disk encryption is and how to encrypt your drive in Windows Home with the best full disk encryption software Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere.
Full disk encryption (FDE) is a storage encryption technology that secures a computer by encrypting all data on its hard drive - including every file and folder, not just selected ones. This provides the highest level of data protection. Many encryption solutions are available, including Microsoft BitLocker, TrueCrypt, VeraCrypt, McAfee Complete Data Protection, Apple FileVault and so on. BitLocker and TrueCrypt are the most commonly used on Windows operating systems. However, TrueCrypt has been discontinued, and its developers recommend using BitLocker instead.
BitLocker is a full disk encryption feature provided by Microsoft. It is an enterprise-class feature available only in certain versions of Windows Vista and later operating systems. Yes, you read that right - BitLocker is only available in specific Windows editions. As an enterprise-class feature, it can only be used on Windows Pro, Enterprise, or Ultimate editions. This means you cannot use it on Windows Home editions.
You might ask: how do I encrypt a disk using BitLocker if I'm using Windows Home Edition? The answer is to try Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere. There is some software on the market that provides third-party BitLocker solutions, and Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere is the most professional among them. It allows you to encrypt drives with the BitLocker encryption algorithm in Windows Home Edition. Below, we'll show you how.
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".
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.
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.
Step 5. Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere for Windows will now encrypt the selected drive using BitLocker drive encryption. The encryption process may take a long time depending on the drive size, so please be patient. If you prefer not to wait, checking the "Shut down the computer when the operation is completed" option is a good idea.
Step 6. After the encryption is complete, click the "Finish" button to close the window.
As the best full disk encryption software for Windows Home, Hasleo BitLocker Anywhere can not only encrypt drives, but also decrypt BitLocker encrypted drives, change password for BitLocker encrypted drives, export BitLocker Recovery Key & Startup Key, lock & unlock BitLocker Encrypted Drive.
