Enable Bitlocker Drive Encryption On The System Volume; Unlock A Volume - Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Manual

3. Managing Storage
1. In the Control Panel, select System and Security > BitLocker Drive Encryption.
A list of volumes with the notation BitLocker off appears.
2. Select the volume to encrypt and click Turn on BitLocker.
3. Choose the authentication method, and, if necessary, enter the password.
4. If you selected password protection, choose how to save it.
5. Choose what to encrypt.
Keep in mind that even deleted files can be recovered by unauthorized users. If you have
deleted files on the volume that should be protected, it is recommended that you encrypt
the entire drive.
6. Click Start.
A progress bar appears.
7. When finished, click Close.

Enable BitLocker drive encryption on the system volume

Adding BitLocker encryption to your system volume gives you greater security.
Before enabling BitLocker encryption on the system volume, you must change a policy:
1. Place your cursor in the upper or lower right corner of the desktop and click the Search
tool.
2. In the Apps search window, type gpedit.msc and click the gpedit.msc icon.
3. In the left navigation panel, go to Local Computer Policy > Administrative Templates
> Windows Components > BitLocker Drive Encryption > Operating System Drives.
4. Select Require additional authentication at startup.
5. If you are in the Extended tab at the bottom, select Edit policy setting to open the policy-
editing window.
If you are in the Standard tab at the bottom, the window automatically appears.
6. Select Enabled. If you cannot select it, select Allow BitLocker without a compatible
TPM.
You can enter a comment about the policy change.
7. Click OK.
8. Enable BitLocker data encryption for the system volume using the same steps provided
for a data volume.

Unlock a volume

After a volume is encrypted, it must be unlocked after rebooting.
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