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NOTE As of Windows 10 BitLocker can use a USB flash drive to store its

recovery key if you don’t have a TPM chip. While this is better than nothing,

you do sacrifice some of the security that a TPM chip provides.

If you have a legitimate BitLocker failure (rather than a theft) because of

tampering or moving the drive to another system, you need to have a properly

created and accessible recovery key or recovery password. The key or

password is generally created at the time you enable BitLocker and should be

kept somewhere secure, such as a printed copy in a safe or a file on a network

server accessible only to administrators.

To enable BitLocker, double-click the BitLocker Drive Encryption icon in

the Classic Control Panel, or select Security in Control Panel Home view and

then click Turn on BitLocker (see Figure 13-35).

Figure 13-35 Enabling BitLocker Drive Encryption

BitLocker To Go enables you to apply BitLocker encryption to removable

drives, like USB-based flash drives. Although it shares a name, BitLocker To

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