On May 28, 2014, the TrueCrypt project’s website was replaced with a messagesaying TrueCrypt is no longer maintained and is unsafe to use. Unfortunately, TrueCrypt’s status is now uncertain. It offers a variety of encryption methods, so you can encrypt your entire system drive, encrypt a removable drive, or just create an encrypted container to encrypt some specific files. TrueCrypt was previously the encryption solution nearly everyone recommended. Since you probably can’t use BitLocker, you’ll need a third-party encryption solution on Windows. RELATED: How to Set Up BitLocker Encryption on Windows This is a very limited encryption feature, but at least it works on every edition of Windows! New Windows 8.1 computers also offer “device encryption”, but this requires specific hardware and the use of a Microsoft account that backs up your encryption key online. It’s not available on the standard editions of Windows, like Windows 7 Home or the “core” edition of Windows 8 or 8.1. BitLockeris only available on Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions of Windows. BitLocker can also be used with a VHD file, creating an encrypted container file that contains encypted files. BitLocker To Go can encrypt a USB flash drive or another external media device. BitLocker drive encryptio ncan encrypt your entire Windows system drive or another internal drive.

Windows has built-in BitLocker encryption. RELATED: What Is Encryption, and How Does It Work?

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