Windows 10: BitLocker Encryption Process? Used or Entire Disk Space?

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  1. WIN10FREAK
    win10freak Win User

    BitLocker Encryption Process? Used or Entire Disk Space?


    Hello everyone,

    Since choosing to encrypt the ENTIRE drive with BitLocker which can take very long time to complete, can I encrypt the Used Disk Space only when re-installing Windows 10?
    When there is a need for me to reinstall Windows, here is how I do it.

    1. Boot from USB to boot the Windows or Windows 10 OS setup process
    2. Then, I wipe every drive/partition under the Advanced Page section were you can format or delete all the drives listed. I usually take all the drives listed and DELETE them until I see the only one listed as Unallocated Space. That's it. Everything else is deleted.

    Then I continue on with the Windows installation.

    Now, this is NOT a new drive. This has been used a lot to reinstall Windows. But I always DELETE ALL the listed drives that I see until the Unallocated Disk is listed only.

    So, my question is this. Will I still need to encrypt the entire drive or will encrypting the Used Space Only will be OK since I deleted all the drives and started from scratch when reinstalling Windows 10?
    Or does encrypting the Used Space Only applies when getting a new physical disk or PC?

    Because the issue I want to avoid the next time I reinstall Windows (in case I get bit from malware or something like that), is to wait 10 hours to encrypt the whole drive again...

    Now its too late, because I already began the entire disk encryption with BitLocker.

    But I do want to avoid waiting in case I do have to reinstall Windows 10 again.

    :)
     
    win10freak, Jan 4, 2016
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  2. SHAWN 'CMDR' KEENE [MVP]
    Shawn 'Cmdr' Keene [MVP] Win User

    windows 10 and bitlocker

    BitLocker (formerly BitLocker Drive Encryption) is a full disk encryption feature included with the Ultimate and Enterprise editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7, the Pro and Enterprise editions of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, and Windows Server
    2008 and later. It is designed to protect data by providing encryption for entire volumes.
    Windows 10 won't change it: Pro continues to get BitLocker just as it did before.
     
    Shawn 'Cmdr' Keene [MVP], Jan 4, 2016
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  3. STUR2009
    stur2009 Win User
    Can windows bitlocker be used on DVD+/- or BDRE/BDR writable discs?

    Can I use the bitlocker encryption system on optical discs I create? (The same way I encrypt a USB drive...)

    Thanks
     
    stur2009, Jan 4, 2016
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