Max W Posted June 11, 2020 Report Share Posted June 11, 2020 What is the experience, pros and cons, of using BitLocker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NECPA in NEBRASKA Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 My IT guy set it up with my new computer. I hope that it's working. After the initial encryption, I don't notice anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberts Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 I've used it for several years. I haven't seen a single con. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 One thing really bad about bitlocker in Win10 is that there's no prompt for a password, so the encryption is useless if someone steals your computer, because it auto-decrypts when you turn it on. We found a way to add a PIN for bitlocker in Win10, but I can't believe MS made it so difficult and techie to do. https://www.howtogeek.com/262720/how-to-enable-a-pre-boot-bitlocker-pin-on-windows/ Otherwise, what's the point? The downside to having a bitlocker PIN or password is you can't remotely reboot unless someone is there to enter the PIN/password for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 I have two hard drives. C drive is an SSD with my OS and other programs. The 2nd drive (E drive) is a traditional HD, where I keep all my documents and files. Both are encrypted with BitLocker. When I turn my computer on, I'm prompted for a password. Then I need to unlock the 2nd HD. If I forget and I try to access something, I get a message saying no access. I have Win10. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medlin Software, Dennis Posted June 12, 2020 Report Share Posted June 12, 2020 On a surface 6, I use BL, and facial rec/pass phrase, and the other feature (can't think of the name at present) which restricts certain access to help stop ransomware if I were to do something dumb. I use remote access software, splashtop, when I am not at that computer, this the reason I allow a passphrase in addition to facial rec. The machine has other security features which help prevent any sort of side booting. Security has to start with the hardware and boot process. My hardware does not auto decrypt without proper login, and I can manage remotely, including login and reboot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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