Click the Next button. The wizard displays the Encrypt The Volume screen
(see Figure 20-7).
Check that the wizard is planning to encrypt the right drive and that it has
selected the Run BitLocker System Check check box.
Click the Continue button. The wizard displays the Computer Must Be
Restarted dialog box.
If you??™re using a USB key to store the BitLocker encryption key, leave it
connected to the PC. Whether you??™re using a USB key or not, remove any
disc from your PC??™s optical drive.
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Losing your BitLocker
recovery password will
cost you all your data,
so you will probably
want to save your
password in two or
more places.
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Click the Restart Now button. Windows restarts your PC.
After you log on, BitLocker runs automatically and encrypts your hard disk
volume, displaying a notification-area icon that you can hover the mouse
pointer over to get a progress readout, as shown here. (You can also click the
icon to display a progress dialog box.) To get the encryption finished as fast
as possible, avoid using your PC until the encryption is complete.
When BitLocker tells you that it has finished encryption, click the Close
button. You can then use Windows as normal.
Step 6: Start Your PC When BitLocker Is On
After you??™ve set up BitLocker to protect your PC, BitLocker verifies the encryption
key each time you start the PC:
If you??™re using a TPM, BitLocker verifies that the TPM contains the encryption
key.
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