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About BitLocker
BitLocker is a Windows security feature that encrypts entire volumes. It protects data if a device is lost, stolen or decommissioned carelessly, whether someone runs an attack tool on the machine or moves its drive to another computer.
It is part of Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server 2016 and later, and Microsoft documents deployment, configuration and recovery options for administrators. It suits Windows users and organisations that want disk encryption without installing extra software.
Strengths
- Built into Windows with nothing extra to install
- Encrypts entire volumes
- Documented deployment and recovery options for administrators
Limitations
- Windows only
- Full feature set limited to certain Windows editions
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- PaidIncluded with Windows; the full feature set requires the Pro, Enterprise or Education editions.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Operating system
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Encrypting the drives of Windows PCs and managed business devices
- Categories
- Encryption tools, IT administration
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to BitLocker
Compare allSoftware that can replace BitLocker for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
VeraCrypt
Disk encryption that creates encrypted containers, encrypts whole partitions, and can encrypt the drive Windows boots from.
VeraCrypt is free and open source, can encrypt the Windows system drive with pre-boot authentication, and adds containers, hidden volumes, and macOS and Linux versions.
DiskCryptor
An open-source Windows tool for encrypting disk partitions, including the system partition.
DiskCryptor is free and open source and encrypts system and non-system partitions on Windows, but it is a smaller project without documented administrator deployment options like BitLocker's.
BestCrypt
Commercial encryption software from Jetico for protecting hard drives, files and folders.
BestCrypt is a paid commercial product from Jetico that encrypts drives, files and folders, and runs on macOS and Linux as well as Windows.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
FileVault
Full-disk encryption built into macOS that protects the data on a Mac's startup disk.
cryptsetup and LUKS
The standard Linux full-disk encryption layer.
Steganos Data Safe
Commercial encryption software that stores sensitive files inside encrypted virtual drives on Windows.
zuluCrypt
A Linux GUI and command-line tool for creating, opening and managing encrypted volumes and files.
Folder Lock
A Windows program that locks and encrypts files and folders inside password-protected lockers.
AxCrypt
A file encryption app that protects files and folders with AES-256 before sharing or cloud storage.
