Windows Security · Course 3
BitLocker & Encryption
Lock your drives, guard the recovery key, know what it covers.
- 1Is Your Drive Encrypted?11 min · Check if your drive is locked, and learn what that lock really stops.
- 2The Recovery Key11 min · Why Windows asks for your recovery key, and where to find it fast.
- 3Encrypting External Drives10 min · Put a password lock on USB sticks and backup drives that leave the house.
- 4Encryption Everywhere11 min · See where else encryption guards your data, and who holds each key.
- 5Challenge: The Locked Laptop Before the Trip12 min · A firmware update locks a laptop the night before a trip. Get it open.
Hands-on
Do it on the practice computer
Lessons have labs you can try in your browser, plus questions that earn points toward the Lockbox badge.
Start lesson 1