Quick question
I thought Windows 7 Pro supported or included Bitlocker as a part of the control panel. I am using Windows 7 Pro on a pc just purchased and want to use bitlocker. Will I have to upgrade to Ultimate?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Ken
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HansV
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Re: Bitlocker
According to BitLocker Drive Encryption, it is "available in the Ultimate and Enterprise editions". So yes, you'd need to upgrade to the Ultimate edition to get BitLocker.
Best wishes,
Hans
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PJ_in_FL
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Re: Bitlocker
Or find the "not-most-recent-version" Truecrypt - the one just before the Truecrypt melt-down - and use a more useful tool than Bitlocker.
PJ in (usually sunny) FL
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StuartR
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Re: Bitlocker
I'm still using TreuCrypt 7.1a, but I would like to move to something that is getting security updates if possible. The way TrueCrypt died suggests that someone may have managed to put a back door into it.
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PJ_in_FL
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Re: Bitlocker
IIRC, there is an on-going security review of the source code of the latest non-meltdown version. The preliminary report is that the software is clean.
PJ in (usually sunny) FL
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StuartR
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Re: Bitlocker
That's why I'm continuing to use it, even though Secunia PSI keeps bleating about it.PJ_in_FL wrote:IIRC, there is an on-going security review of the source code of the latest non-meltdown version. The preliminary report is that the software is clean.
StuartR