Windows 10: Using BITLOCKER on Windows 10 HOME to encrypt an USB FLASH

Just purchased BITLOCKER for Windows 10 HOME. What I bought it for was not to protect my LT but EXTERNAL HD that might be stolen, etc. BUT all it seems to want to do is protect my ROOT/internal drive. BITLOCKER appears to have NO SUPPORT for questions. My questions: If I attach an EXTERNAL HD, USB FLASH... it says to: Right Click and select: Bitlocker Anywhere.. That gives one a popup window asking for a PW. : IF I give it one, all it will do is warn you and want you to SHUTDOWN your computer. Why for just an EXTERNAL USB FLASH? Am I missing something? Can't I choose to NOT shutdown? How long will/should it take... Lots of unanswered questions. Know where I can get these answers?

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BitLocker Save to USB Flash missing?


Hi,

I followed the step by step guide on what Brink wrote up below.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/3...-a.html?filter[1]=Security System Tools

However, when turning ON BitLocker to encrypt the OS drive only, and ask me to where to save the recovery key, I get only the Save to File and not the Save to USB Flash. Has MS taken out the Save to USB selection since WIn 10 version 1511?

I followed all the steps and left BitLocker to its default setting (except for encryption method).

I was able to save the recovery key to a file which was my USB flash drive.

 

BitLocker encryption on USB flash drives?

I just got myself a 64gb USB flash stick drive and would like to encrypt it with BitLocker encrypting the ENTIRE drive which is the way I prefer it to be.

Is it safe to just encrypt the USB stick BEFORE adding data to it?

Or, will it also be fine to add the data first and then start fully encrypting the USB stick?

 

USBs encrypted with BitLocker To Go causes Windows 10 machines to hang following Windows Defender update to 4.18.1812.3-0

Hi Scott,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forum.



This issue could be because of the drive letter being assigned automatically when the encrypted USB drive is plugged in.



You may want to try the steps listed below and see if it works for you.

• Plug in a flash drive without any encryption, format it completely.
  
• Right click the Windows icon on the taskbar and choose
  Disk Management.
  
• In the Disk Management console, right click the volume with the USB drive letter and select
  Change Drive Letter and Paths.
  
• Click on Change, choose E, and click
  OK.
  
• Restart the machine, plug in the encrypted USB drive
  and see if the issue persists.
  

If the issue persists, as the query is related to the BitLocker To Go configuration, I suggest you to post your query in the
TechNet Forums,
where we have support professionals who are well equipped with the knowledge on BitLocker to assist you with this.



Regards,