How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files

<div style="background-color: white; margin-top: 1.5em;"><br /><img alt="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" border="0" class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BackupRestore03.png?7bd39e" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%;" title="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How To Set Up Windows <b>Backup</b> and <b>Restore</b> To Back Up Files.<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; line-height: 24px;">It creates a <b>backup</b> of your <b>personal file</b>s and you can also include a <b>system</b> image to back up system settings and <b>program files</b>. Per default, the<i> backups</i> runs on a weekly schedule, but the schedule can be customized or turned off. Should disaster strike, you can use the backup to restore personal files to a new installation of Windows.</span></span></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; margin-top: 1.5em;"><br /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Windows 7 features its own backup tool, also known as the<b> Backup & Restore Feature</b>. <b>Windows 7 Backup</b> has many strong points, but its strongest one yet is convenience. No need to download and install a third party software, and if you know your way around Windows, you’ll have no trouble setting it up. If you are unsure and require step by step instructions, this article will guide you through the entire process.</span></span></div><br /><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding-left: 1.5em;"><br /><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go to > <em>Start</em> and type > <em>Backup</em> into the search field.</span></li><br /><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the results select > <em>Backup and Restore</em> and hit > <em>Enter</em>.</span></li><br /></ul><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /><span class="post__img-holder" style="display: block; position: relative;"><img alt="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" border="0" class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BackupRestore01.png?7bd39e" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%;" title="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" /></span></div><br /><div class="img__sharer" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1.5em; left: 0px; margin: -105px 0px 0px -2.25em; opacity: 0; padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0px; position: absolute; top: 349.5px; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><br /><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-facebook"></i></a><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-twitter"></i></a><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-gplus"></i></a><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-pinterest"></i></a></div><br /><br /><br /><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding-left: 1.5em;"><br /><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the Backup and Restore window, click > <em>Set up backup</em> in the top right. As you can see from the screenshot below, I presently do not have a Windows backup set up. For my custom backups I use <span class="removed_link" title="http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm">Cobian Backup</span>.</span></li><br /></ul><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /><span class="post__img-holder" style="display: block; position: relative;"><img alt="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" border="0" class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BackupRestore02.png?7bd39e" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%;" title="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" /></span></div><br /><div class="img__sharer" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1.5em; left: 0px; margin: -105px 0px 0px -2.25em; opacity: 0; padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0px; 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color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-pinterest"></i></a></div><br /><br /><br /><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding-left: 1.5em;"><br /><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You will have to wait a moment, while Windows launches the backup tool.</span></li><br /></ul><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /><span class="post__img-holder" style="display: block; position: relative;"><img alt="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" border="0" class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BackupRestore03.png?7bd39e" style="border: 0px; 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transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-pinterest"></i></a></div><br /><br /><br /><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding-left: 1.5em;"><br /><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you wish to connect to an external hard drive, connect the drive now and then click ><em>Refresh</em>.</span></li><br /></ul><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /><span class="post__img-holder" style="display: block; position: relative;"><img alt="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" border="0" class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BackupRestore04.png?7bd39e" style="border: 0px; 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transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-pinterest"></i></a></div><br /><br /><br /><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding-left: 1.5em;"><br /><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the next screen, you can choose what to back up and you can either decide to > <em>Let Windows choose</em> or > <em>Let me choose</em>, i.e. choose yourself.</span></li><br /></ul><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /><span class="post__img-holder" style="display: block; position: relative;"><img alt="BackupRestore07 How To Set Up & Use Windows 7 Backup & Restore Feature" border="0" class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BackupRestore07.png?7bd39e" style="border: 0px; 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font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 1.5em;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have private data saved outside your user profile, then you should go with the second option and set up a custom backup, which is what I will guide you through now. Note that you can always change your choices later on, by changing the backup settings.</span></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 1.5em;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After clicking > <em>Next</em> in the previous window, you can check the drives, partitions, and folders you want to back up. Note that Backup and Restore does not back up Program Files or system files, even if you include the system drive in your backup. However, you can > <em>Include a system image</em> in your backup, provided there is enough space available on your backup destination.</span></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 1.5em;"><br /><span class="post__img-holder" style="display: block; position: relative;"><img alt="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" border="0" class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BackupRestore08.png?7bd39e" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%;" title="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" /></span></div><br /><div class="img__sharer" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1.5em; left: 0px; margin: -105px 0px 0px -2.25em; opacity: 0; padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0px; 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color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-pinterest"></i></a></div><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding-left: 1.5em;"><br /><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a final step you can review your settings and manage the schedule of your backup.</span></li><br /></ul><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /><span class="post__img-holder" style="display: block; position: relative;"><img alt="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" border="0" class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BackupRestore09.png?7bd39e" style="border: 0px; 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color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-gplus"></i></a><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-pinterest"></i></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 1.5em;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just to mention it, if you selected the first backup option, i.e. > <em>Let Windows choose</em>, you will be taken straight to the above screen where you can review your backup settings and manage the backup schedule. Creating a system image will not be an option.</span></div><br /><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding-left: 1.5em;"><br /><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click on > <em>Change schedule</em> to create a custom time for your backup.</span></li><br /></ul><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /><span class="post__img-holder" style="display: block; position: relative;"><img alt="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" border="0" class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BackupRestore10.png?7bd39e" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%;" title="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" /></span></div><br /><div class="img__sharer" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1.5em; left: 0px; margin: -105px 0px 0px -2.25em; opacity: 0; padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0px; position: absolute; top: 349.5px; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><br /><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-facebook"></i></a><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-twitter"></i></a><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-gplus"></i></a><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-pinterest"></i></a></div><br /><br /><br /><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding-left: 1.5em;"><br /><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click > <em>OK</em> to confirm the schedule, then click > <em>Save settings and run backup</em> in the > <em>Review your backup settings window</em>. This will take you back to the initial > <em>Backup and Restore</em> Control Panel window. The backup you just confirmed will start immediately, but you can stop it by clicking on > <em>View Details</em>. and then > <em>Stop Backup</em> (twice). and either wait for the next scheduled backup, or launch it manually by clicking the > <em>Back up now</em> button.</span></li><br /></ul><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /><span class="post__img-holder" style="display: block; position: relative;"><img alt="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" border="0" class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BackupRestore11.png?7bd39e" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%;" title="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" /></span></div><br /><div class="img__sharer" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1.5em; left: 0px; margin: -105px 0px 0px -2.25em; opacity: 0; padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0px; position: absolute; top: 349.5px; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><br /><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-facebook"></i></a><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-twitter"></i></a><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-gplus"></i></a><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-pinterest"></i></a></div><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 1.5em;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Backup and Restore window will now list your backup and you can change your backup settings here, for example change what you want to back up or adjust the schedule. At the bottom of the window, there is a small section called > <em>Restore</em>. To restore backups, click > <em>Select another backup to restore files from</em> and browse for a previous backup you wish to restore.</span></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 1.5em;"><br /><span class="post__img-holder" style="display: block; position: relative;"><img alt="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" border="0" class="aligncenter" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BackupRestore12.png?7bd39e" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%;" title="How To Set Up Windows Backup and Restore To Back Up Files" /></span></div><br /><div class="img__sharer" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 1.5em; left: 0px; margin: -105px 0px 0px -2.25em; opacity: 0; padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0px; position: absolute; top: 337.5px; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><br /><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-facebook"></i></a><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-twitter"></i></a><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-gplus"></i></a><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/set-windows-7-backup-restore-feature/#" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease; color: #219fe1; cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.3s ease;"><i class="icon-pinterest"></i></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0.20000000298023224px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 1.5em;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you wish to pause the backup for a period of time, you can click on > <em>Turn off schedule</em> in the top right. A > <em>Turn on schedule</em> link will then appear under > <em>Schedule</em>. And that’s it! That wasn’t hard, was it? The only thing you have to remember now is to attach the backup drive when it’s time for the backup to run and you’re set.</span></div><br />

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How to Turn of or temporarily suspend BitLocker in Window 8

<br /><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: WOL_Reg, 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /><div class="procedure hide-listener show-listener visibility-manipulator" style="margin-bottom: 20px;"><br /><h4 class="title_procedure ecTitle" style="clear: left; font-family: WOL_Bold, 'Segoe UI Bold', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><span class="link_container" style="display: block;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><img alt="How to Turn of or temporarily suspend BitLocker in Window 8 " border="0" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/Sanaullahrais/folders/Snagit/media/9339e41a-4340-4d9a-9042-4eaecfa28625/08.02.2014-22.41.png" title="How to Turn of or temporarily suspend BitLocker in Window 8 " /></div><br /><span class="link_text_container" style="display: block; margin-left: 9px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></span><span class="link_text_container" style="display: block; margin-left: 9px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">To turn off or temporarily suspend BitLocker</span></span></span></h4><br /><div class="expand" style="margin-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 16px;"><br /><div class="introduction" style="margin-bottom: 20px;"><br /><div class="para" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can temporarily suspend <b>BitLocker</b>—for example, if you need to install new software that <i>BitLocker</i> might otherwise block—and then resume it when you're ready. Or you can turn off BitLocker entirely, which decrypts the drive and removes all <u>BitLocker</u> protection.</span></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><ol class="ordered_dec" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><li class="step" style="list-style-position: outside; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="para" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /><span class="phrase" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Open <b>BitLocker</b> Drive Encryption by swiping in from the right edge of the screen, tapping <span class="ui" style="font-weight: bold;">Search</span> (or if you're using a mouse, pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen, moving the mouse pointer down, and then clicking <span class="ui" style="font-weight: bold;">Search</span>), entering <span class="userInput" style="font-weight: bold;">BitLocker</span> in the search box, tapping or clicking <span class="ui" style="font-weight: bold;">Settings</span>, and then tapping or clicking <span class="ui" style="font-weight: bold;">BitLocker Drive Encryption</span>.</span></div><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li class="step" style="list-style-position: outside; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="para" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do one of the following:</span></div><br /></div><br /><ul class="unordered" style="list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><li class="listItem" style="list-style-position: outside; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="para" style="margin-bottom: 7px;"><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To temporarily suspend BitLocker, tap or click <span class="ui" style="font-weight: bold;">Suspend protection</span>. <span class="phrase"><img alt="Administrator permission required" class="embedObject" data-id="pageContainer0_ID0ELH" src="http://res2.windows.microsoft.com/resbox/en/6.2/main/1f9463c2-c968-47bf-9b4d-939c5d1af477_70.jpg" style="border: none; cursor: move; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" /> You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice. </span>Once you've done that, tap or click <span class="ui" style="font-weight: bold;">Yes</span>.</span></div><br /></div><br /></li><br /><li class="listItem" style="list-style-position: outside; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2em; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="para" style="margin-bottom: 7px;"><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To turn off BitLocker and decrypt the drive, tap or click the <span class="ui" style="font-weight: bold;">Turn off BitLocker</span> link. <span class="phrase"><img alt="Administrator permission required" class="embedObject" data-id="pageContainer0_ID0EHAAC" src="http://res2.windows.microsoft.com/resbox/en/6.2/main/1f9463c2-c968-47bf-9b4d-939c5d1af477_70.jpg" style="border: none; cursor: move; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" /> You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice. </span>Once you've done that, tap or click the <span class="ui" style="font-weight: bold;">Turn off BitLocker</span> button.</span></div><br /></div><br /></li><br /></ul><br /></li><br /></ol><br /></div><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="section sectionNormal" style="display: inline; min-height: 0px;"><br /><h2 class="title_section" style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />What happens if I add more files to an encrypted drive?</h2><br /><div class=""><br /><div class="para" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><br />New files are automatically encrypted when you add them to a drive that uses BitLocker. However, if you copy these files to another drive or a different PC, they're automatically decrypted.</div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="section sectionNormal lastElement" style="display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; min-height: 0px;"><br /><h2 class="title_section" style="line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />Where can I use BitLocker?</h2><br /><div class=""><br /><div class="para" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><br /><div style="margin: 0px;"><br />BitLocker can encrypt the drive Windows is installed on (the <span class="newTerm" style="font-weight: 600;">operating system drive</span>) as well as fixed data drives (such as<span class="newTerm" style="font-weight: 600;">internal hard drives</span>). You can also use BitLocker To Go to help protect all files stored on a removable data drive (such as an external hard drive or USB flash drive).</div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></span></div><br />

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<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><img border="0" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/Sanaullahrais/folders/Snagit/media/3c2c6c83-12ef-4495-9672-4e5a1d133fbd/08.02.2014-22.19.png" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">You can use </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>BitLocker</b></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> Drive Encryption to help protect your files on an entire drive. <i>BitLocker</i> can help block hackers from accessing the system files they rely on to discover your </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>password</b></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">, or from accessing your drive by physically removing it from your PC and installing it in a different one. You can still sign in to </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Windows</b></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> and use your files as you normally would.</span></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 22px;">When mentioning computer <b>data protection</b>, you may first think about setting an <b>administrator</b> password to your computer. Other than this idea, have you ever thought of encrypting the hard drives in your <b>computer</b>? The built-in <u>BitLocker</u> Drive Encryption function can help you in this case. As for how to use <b>BitLocker</b> to guarantee the safety of hard disk data, this article will introduce how to</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 22px;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">turn on BitLocker on Windows 8</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 22px;"> for you.</span></span></div><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><h4 class="title_procedure ecTitle" style="clear: left; font-family: WOL_Bold, 'Segoe UI Bold', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /><span class="link_container" style="display: block;"><span class="link_text_container" style="display: block; margin-left: 9px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">To turn on BitLocker</span></span></span></h4><br /><div class="expand" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="color: #454545; font-family: WOL_Reg, 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br /><br /><div class="introduction" style="margin-bottom: 20px;"><br /><div class="alertSet_outer" style="background-color: #ededf0; border: 1px solid transparent; clear: left; margin-bottom: 26px; margin-top: 26px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 0px;"><br /><div class="alertSet alertSet_warning" style="margin: 0px 23px; min-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 12px; padding-top: 23px;"><br /><div class="alertSet_text"><br /><h3 class="title_alertset matXS" style="font-family: WOL_Bold, 'Segoe UI Bold', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: -1px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><span style="color: #454545; font-family: WOL_Reg, 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Warning</span></h3><br /><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: WOL_Reg, 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><li style="list-style: none; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="para" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><br />When you turn on BitLocker for the first time, make sure you create a recovery key. Otherwise, you could permanently lose access to your files. For more info, see <a class="navigationLink" data-id="pageContainer0_ID0EPC" href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=325236" style="color: #dc3c00; font-family: WOL_SB, 'Segoe UI Semibold', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If I lose my recovery information, will the BitLocker-protected data be unrecoverable?</a></div><br /><div class="para" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><br />If you use a screen reader app, you won’t be able to hear BitLocker screens that appear before the Welcome screen, such as the BitLocker PIN entry screen or the BitLocker recovery screen.</div><br /></li><br /></span></ul><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #454545; font-family: WOL_Reg, 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><ol class="ordered_dec" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #454545; font-family: WOL_Reg, 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><li class="step" style="list-style-position: outside; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="para" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><br /><span class="phrase">Open BitLocker Drive Encryption by swiping in from the right edge of the screen, tapping <span class="ui" style="font-family: WOL_Bold, 'Segoe UI Bold', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Search</span> (or if you're using a mouse, pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen, moving the mouse pointer down, and then clicking <span class="ui" style="font-family: WOL_Bold, 'Segoe UI Bold', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Search</span>), entering <span class="userInput" style="font-family: WOL_Bold, 'Segoe UI Bold', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">BitLocker</span> in the search box, tapping or clicking <span class="ui" style="font-family: WOL_Bold, 'Segoe UI Bold', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Settings</span>, and then tapping or clicking <span class="ui" style="font-family: WOL_Bold, 'Segoe UI Bold', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">BitLocker Drive Encryption</span>.</span></div><br /></li><br /><li class="step" style="list-style-position: outside; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="para" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><br />Tap or click <span class="ui" style="font-family: WOL_Bold, 'Segoe UI Bold', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Turn on BitLocker</span>. <span class="phrase"><img alt="Administrator permission required" class="embedObject" data-id="pageContainer0_ID0EFE" src="http://res2.windows.microsoft.com/resbox/en/6.2/main/1f9463c2-c968-47bf-9b4d-939c5d1af477_70.jpg" style="border: none; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" /> You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice.</span></div><br /><div class="para" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><br />The <span class="ui" style="font-family: WOL_Bold, 'Segoe UI Bold', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">BitLocker Drive Encryption</span> setup dialog box opens.</div><br /></li><br /><li class="step" style="list-style-position: outside; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 2.5em; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="para" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><br />Follow the instructions.</div><br /></li><br /></span></ol><br /><span style="color: #454545; font-family: WOL_Reg, 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />    </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: WOL_Reg, 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or If you are facing any problem or error Follow the screenshot instructions step by step which are given below.</span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: WOL_Reg, 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><div class="procedure hide-listener show-listener visibility-manipulator" style="margin-bottom: 20px;"><br /><h4 class="title_procedure ecTitle" style="clear: left; font-family: WOL_Bold, 'Segoe UI Bold', 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><span class="link_container" style="display: block;"><span class="link_text_container" style="color: #454545; display: block; margin-left: 9px;"><br /></span><span class="link_text_container" style="display: block; margin-left: 9px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Step by Step instruction:-</span></span></span></h4><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">You may be hesitated when knowing that there are 10 steps to</span><strong style="color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> turn on BitLocker on Windows 8 computer</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"> to encrypt a hard disk drive. However, you can see that the steps are illustrated as clear as possible in this article. Therefore, it is easy for you to follow them to turn on Windows 8 BitLocker so as to protect your hard drive data.</span></div><br /><div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><strong>Step 1</strong>: Open <strong>Control Panel</strong>.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="448" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/open-control-panel.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><strong>Step 2</strong>: Choose <strong>System and Security</strong>.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="426" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/click-system-and-security.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><strong>Step 3</strong>: Tap <strong>BitLocker Drive Encryption </strong>on the right list.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="424" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/tap-bitlocker-drive-encryption.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><strong>Step 4</strong>: Click <strong>Turn on BitLocker </strong>beside the hard drive you want to create a password to it.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="426" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/select-turn-on-bitlocker.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><strong>Note</strong>: If the following prompt box shows up, it means that you fail to start BitLocker. To solve the problem, go to set the "Allow BitLocker without a compatible TPM" option in the "Require additional authentication at startup" policy. You can refer to the processes below.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="501" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/fail-to-start-bitlocker.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />1. Simultaneously press Windows key and R key (<strong>Windows key+R</strong>) to open the Run command.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />BTW, Windows key is the key located between Ctrl key and Alt key on the lower left corner of a keyboard.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />2. Input<strong> gpedit.msc</strong> in the empty box and click <strong>OK</strong>.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="330" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/type-gpedit.msc-in-run-box-and-click-ok.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />3. Find<strong> Require additional authentication at startup </strong>according to the procedure below and open it by double clicking it.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />Local Computer Policy/ Computer Configuration/ Administrative Templates/ Windows Components/ Bit Locker Drive Encryption/ Operating System Drives/ Require additional authentication at startup</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="506" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/locate-and-open-require-additional-authentication-at-startup.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />4. Select <strong>Enabled </strong>on the left. After that, Allow BitLocker without a compatible TPM option will be chosen automatically. Then, click <strong>OK</strong> to save the setting and close the Local Group Policy Editor.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="585" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/chose-enabled-in-require-additional-authentication-at-startup.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />5. Click<strong> Turn on BitLocker</strong> again and wait for the BitLocker to check the computer configuration.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="495" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/wait-for-the-bitlocker-to-check-pc-configuration.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />6. Click<strong> Next </strong>in the following screen.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="499" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/tap-next.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />7. Tap <strong>Next </strong>to move on.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="500" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/click-next.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />8. Click <strong>Next</strong> to wait for the program to prepare a drive for BitLocker.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="499" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/wait-for-the-computer-to-prepare-drive-for-bitlocker.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />9. Click <strong>Next </strong>when the progress of preparing drive is finished.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="501" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/click-next-to-encrypt-the-drive.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />10. Tap <strong>Restart</strong> now to finish encryption preparation.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="495" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/click-restart-now-to-finish-encryption-preparation.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><strong>Step 5</strong>: Choose <strong>Enter a password </strong>or<strong> Insert a USB flash drive </strong>to unlock the drive at startup.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="503" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/select-enter-a-password-or-insert-a-usb-flash-drive.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />1. If Insert a USB flash drive is chosen, you should insert a use drive to your computer, select it and then click<strong>Save</strong> in the screen below.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="499" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/insert-a-usb-drive-and-click-save.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br />2. If Enter a password is selected, enter a password, reenter it and click <strong>Next</strong> to go on.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="501" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/enter-and-reenter-a-password.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><strong>Step 6</strong>: Select a way from <strong>Save to your Microsoft account</strong>, <strong>Save to a USB flash drive</strong>, <strong>Save to a file</strong> and<strong>Print the recovery key</strong> to save the recovery key.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="499" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/choose-a-way-to-backup-recovery-key.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><strong>Step 7</strong>: Click <strong>Start Encrypting</strong> to encrypt the hard disk drive.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="406" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/tap-start-encrypting.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="600" /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><strong>Step 8</strong>: Tap <strong>Close</strong> when the drive encryption process is finished.</div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Lato, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px;"><br /><img height="69" src="http://www.isunshare.com/images/article/windows-8/turn-on-bitLocker-on-windows-8/click-close-when-finishing-drive-encryption.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="350" /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br />

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font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Working With the Desktop</span></h3><br /></div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://www.gcflearnfree.org/windows8/8" target="_blank"><img alt="Getting stated with the desktop" border="0" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/Sanaullahrais/folders/Snagit/media/c670690c-5709-4abf-abe7-6089327a5439/08.02.2014-08.07.png" style="text-align: center;" title="Getting stated with the desktop" /></a>   <a href="http://www.gcflearnfree.org/windows8/9" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/Sanaullahrais/folders/Snagit/media/379f9bcb-38b6-4135-8eda-aa4801ad1bb4/08.02.2014-08.08.png" style="text-align: center;" /></a>   <a href="http://www.gcflearnfree.org/windows8/10" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://content.screencast.com/users/Sanaullahrais/folders/Snagit/media/d2cf49af-3a50-46f9-a01e-3ae7b842ec9f/08.02.2014-08.09.png" style="text-align: center;" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><h3><br /><span style="color: #3d85c6; 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