Not sure which version of Windows you have? See Which Windows operating system am I running? To see if you can use device encryption
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For example, a Surface Pro which runs Windows 10 Pro has both the simplified device encryption experience, and the full BitLocker management controls. Some devices have both types of encryption. If you want to use standard BitLocker encryption instead, it's available on supported devices running Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or Education. Is it available on my device?ĭevice encryption is available on supported devices running any Windows 10 edition. Without the decryption key the data on the drive will just look like gibberish to them. If your drive is encrypted, however, when they try to use that method to access the drive they'll have to provide the decryption key (which they shouldn't have) in order to access anything on the drive. Then by adding your hard drive as a second drive on a machine they control, they may be able to access your data without needing your credentials. If somebody wants to bypass those Windows protections they could open the computer case and remove the physical hard drive.
Normally when you access your data it's through Windows 10 and has the usual protections associated with signing into Windows 10.
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