bitlocker will not let me lock a drive


  1. ray495
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    bitlocker will not let me lock a drive


    i have a few drives in my computer and my bitlocker will not let me encrypt drive 0
    and i don't know why it does not show up in the bitlocker menu and the drive has the option greyed out in my computer

    why is this and how do I get it to stop

    i put in a screenshot of administrative tools>disk management

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  3. EdTittel
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    Using BitLocker on the system drive comes with some special requirements. Check the Bitlocker FAQ for those details (see the subsection entitled "Hardware, firmware, and software requirements." This may be involved in your current difficulties.
    HTH,
    --Ed--
    Last edited by EdTittel; 03 Dec 2018 at 10:58. Reason: Fix typo and URL
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