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description: Encryption of data is the only way to control who can access it. These tools allow you to encrypt your emails and any other files.
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cover: encryption.webp
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---
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**Encryption** is the only secure way to control who can access your data. If you are currently not using encryption software for your hard disk, emails, or files, you should pick an option here.
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## Multi-platform
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Built-in OS encryption solutions generally leverage hardware security features such as a [secure cryptoprocessor](basics/hardware.md#tpmsecure-cryptoprocessor). Therefore, we recommend using the built-in encryption solutions for your operating system. For cross-platform encryption, we still recommend [cross-platform tools](#multi-platform) for additional flexibility and to avoid vendor lock-in.
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<details class="warning" markdown>
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<summary>Shut devices down when not in use.</summary>
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Powering off your devices when they’re not in use provides the highest level of security, as it minimizes the attack surface of your FDE method by ensuring no encryption keys remain in memory.
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</details>
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### BitLocker
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<div class="admonition recommendation" markdown>
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</div>
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BitLocker is [officially supported](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bitlocker-overview-44c0c61c-989d-4a69-8822-b95cd49b1bbf) on the Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions of Windows. The Home edition only supports automatic [Device Encryption](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/device-encryption-in-windows-cf7e2b6f-3e70-4882-9532-18633605b7df) and must meet specific hardware requirements. If you’re using the Home edition, we recommend [upgrading to Pro](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/upgrade-windows-home-to-windows-pro-ef34d520-e73f-3198-c525-d1a218cc2818), which can be done without reinstalling Windows or losing your files.
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BitLocker is [officially supported](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/turn-on-device-encryption-0c453637-bc88-5f74-5105-741561aae838) on the Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions of Windows. It can be enabled on Home editions provided that they meet the following prerequisites.
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Pro and higher editions also support the more secure pre-boot [TPM+PIN](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/operating-system-security/data-protection/bitlocker/faq#what-is-the-difference-between-a-tpm-owner-password--recovery-password--recovery-key--pin--enhanced-pin--and-startup-key) feature, configured through the appropriate [group policy](os/windows/group-policies.md#bitlocker-drive-encryption) settings. The PIN is rate limited and the TPM will panic and lock access to the encryption key either permanently or for a period of time if someone attempts to brute force access.
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<details class="example" markdown>
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<summary>Enabling BitLocker on Windows Home</summary>
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To enable BitLocker on "Home" editions of Windows, you must have partitions formatted with a [GUID Partition Table](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table) and have a dedicated TPM (v1.2, 2.0+) module. You may need to [disable the non-Bitlocker "Device encryption" functionality](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/enabling-bitlocker-on-the-windows-11-home-edition/13303/5) (which is inferior because it sends your recovery key to Microsoft's servers) if it is enabled on your device already before following this guide.
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1. Open a command prompt and check your drive's partition table format with the following command. You should see "**GPT**" listed under "Partition Style":
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```powershell
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powershell Get-Disk
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```
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2. Run this command (in an admin command prompt) to check your TPM version. You should see `2.0` or `1.2` listed next to `SpecVersion`:
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```powershell
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powershell Get-WmiObject -Namespace "root/cimv2/security/microsofttpm" -Class WIN32_tpm
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```
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3. Access [Advanced Startup Options](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode-b90e7808-80b5-a291-d4b8-1a1af602b617). You need to reboot while pressing the F8 key before Windows starts and go into the *command prompt* in **Troubleshoot** → **Advanced Options** → **Command Prompt**.
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4. Login with your admin account and type this in the command prompt to start encryption:
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```powershell
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manage-bde -on c: -used
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```
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5. Close the command prompt and continue booting to regular Windows.
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6. Open an admin command prompt and run the following commands:
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```powershell
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manage-bde c: -protectors -add -rp -tpm
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manage-bde -protectors -enable c:
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manage-bde -protectors -get c: > %UserProfile%\Desktop\BitLocker-Recovery-Key.txt
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```
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<div class="admonition tip" markdown>
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<p class="admonition-title">Tip</p>
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Backup `BitLocker-Recovery-Key.txt` on your Desktop to a separate storage device. Loss of this recovery code may result in loss of data.
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</div>
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</details>
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- Improve inking and typing recognition: **Disabled**
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#### Windows AI
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<div class="admonition info" markdown>
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<p class="admonition-title">Windows Recall</p>
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Windows 11 recently introduced a feature called **Recall**, which records all your activity and creates a searchable archive of that activity history. This is a massive privacy vulnerability, because those archives can potentially store highly sensitive information (essentially anything displayed on your screen), and can be trivially accessed by local administrators or malicious actors with user-level access to your device.
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</div>
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- Turn off saving snapshots of Windows: **Enabled**
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#### Windows Error Reporting
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- Do not send additional data: **Enabled**
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