BitLocker (device encryption variant)

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BitLocker (device encryption variant) is a streamlined, automatic disk encryption feature designed for certain Windows devices, particularly tablets and lightweight PCs, to protect data by encrypting the system drive with minimal user configuration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Windows security feature ⓘ
device encryption technology ⓘ
disk encryption feature ⓘ
activationMode automatic when requirements are met ⓘ
basedOn BitLocker Drive Encryption ⓘ
componentOf Windows device security ⓘ
configurationStyle minimal user configuration ⓘ
streamlined ⓘ
defaultState enabled automatically on supported new devices ⓘ
designedFor 2-in-1 PCs ⓘ
consumer devices ⓘ
lightweight PCs ⓘ
tablets ⓘ
developedBy Microsoft ⓘ
differenceFromFullBitLocker fewer configuration options ⓘ
primarily automatic enablement ⓘ
differsFrom full BitLocker Drive Encryption ⓘ
encryptionAlgorithm AES ⓘ
encryptionScope system drive ⓘ
introducedAs simplified variant of BitLocker ⓘ
keyStorage TPM ⓘ
managementLevel reduced management options compared to full BitLocker ⓘ
operatingSystem Windows ⓘ
Windows 10 ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ
Windows 8.1 ⓘ
policyControl can be managed via Group Policy in managed environments ⓘ
primaryFunction automatic encryption of the system drive ⓘ
protection of data at rest ⓘ
protects Windows system partition ⓘ
user data stored on system drive ⓘ
recoveryKeyBackup Active Directory (on managed devices) ⓘ
linked to: Active Directory

Microsoft account ⓘ
relatedFeature BitLocker To Go ⓘ
full BitLocker Drive Encryption control panel ⓘ
requires Microsoft account for key backup ⓘ
Secure Boot ⓘ
linked to: verified boot

Trusted Platform Module ⓘ
UEFI firmware ⓘ
requiresEdition supported Windows editions with device encryption capability ⓘ
securityGoal prevent unauthorized offline access to data ⓘ
protect data if device is lost or stolen ⓘ
supports automatic device encryption on first sign-in ⓘ
targetUser non-technical users ⓘ
userInterface largely hidden from user ⓘ
uses hardware-based encryption support when available ⓘ
software-based encryption when hardware encryption is unavailable ⓘ

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Windows RT → includedFeature → BitLocker (device encryption variant) ⓘ
Windows 11 → supports → BitLocker device encryption ⓘ
linked to: BitLocker (device encryption variant)
Windows Vista → feature → BitLocker Drive Encryption ⓘ
linked to: BitLocker (device encryption variant)
Windows 7 → securityFeature → BitLocker (in select editions) ⓘ
linked to: BitLocker (device encryption variant)
Windows 7 → securityFeature → BitLocker To Go (in select editions) ⓘ
linked to: BitLocker (device encryption variant)
Windows 10 Team → supports → BitLocker device encryption ⓘ
linked to: BitLocker (device encryption variant)
Encrypting File System → complements → BitLocker Drive Encryption ⓘ
linked to: BitLocker (device encryption variant)
Windows Vista Home Basic → doesNotInclude → BitLocker Drive Encryption ⓘ
subject linked to: Home Basic
linked to: BitLocker (device encryption variant)
Windows Vista Enterprise → includesFeature → BitLocker Drive Encryption ⓘ
subject linked to: Enterprise
linked to: BitLocker (device encryption variant)
Windows Server 2008 → securityFeature → BitLocker Drive Encryption (some editions) ⓘ
linked to: BitLocker (device encryption variant)
BitLocker (device encryption variant) → basedOn → BitLocker Drive Encryption ⓘ
linked to: BitLocker (device encryption variant)
BitLocker (device encryption variant) → differsFrom → full BitLocker Drive Encryption ⓘ
linked to: BitLocker (device encryption variant)
BitLocker (device encryption variant) → relatedFeature → BitLocker To Go ⓘ
linked to: BitLocker (device encryption variant)
Windows Security app → integratesWith → BitLocker ⓘ
linked to: BitLocker (device encryption variant)