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Lock Any Drive in your PC without using any Software

Lock Any Drive in your PC without using any Software

Most of PC users keeps something in his PC absolutely personal to him and he does not wish to share the files or folders to anyone else. We either hide the folders and files or use some software to lock down that particular folder. But the demerits are that all PC users know how to un-hide a file and in case of hiding software if we forget the password or sometimes if the software crash or any problem occurs with the software we permanently lose those files and folders. There is some other issues with folder locking software 1) They are trust able not and 2) Their subscription price.
Today I will disclose a hidden feature of your Windows PC that will let you protect and hide personal folders without using any third party software.  Some users are already aware  about this feature. I wish to make everyone know about this feature added from the Ultimate version of Windows 7. The feature called “Bitlocker”  is now an inbuilt feature of  Windows and also in on Windows 8.

How to lock a Drive or Folder using Bitlocker

Before starting the tutorial check if Bitlocker is enabled on your version of Windows or not . Then go the particular Folder or File you want to lock and protect . In this tutorial I will lock a whole Drive in my PC but you can lock any files as well without any problem  .













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1) At first right click over the Drive or Folder you want to lock. Then click on Turn on BitLocker.

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2) Then check the box Use a password to unlock the Drive.


3) Then give your password and re-enter the password and click on next. Maintain the minimum requirements mentioned while choosing the password otherwise the password will not be accepted.
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4) Then you have to back up the recovery key, just select one between the options, and click next.
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5) Then you will get two option how much Drive you want to encrypt. Select your desired encryption area and click next.


6) Then encryption will start and you can see how much encryption has been done.


7) After completion close the box and restart your PC and you will see that the Drive has been locked. Next time to access the Drive you have to enter the chosen password. If you lost the password , do not panic just use the backup code saved on the step 4 to access the locked Drive and change the password.
I have tried it on both Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 8 and worked fine in both version of Windows OS. If you face any problem while encrypting just comment below with the problem you faced.

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