How to Create a Password-Protected VHD Using BitLocker on Windows 11

Published: 03 September 2024
on channel: Computer Everywhere
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By combining a virtual hard disk with BitLocker encryption, you can effectively protect your valuable files, important documents, and personal data from unauthorized access. This video will walk you through the step-by-step process of setting up password protection for your folders on Windows 11.




What you'll learn:
1. Step 1: Creating a Virtual Hard Disk
a. How to open Disk Management app
b. How to Create VHD (Virtual Hard Disk)
c. How to Specify the amount of storage space you want to reserve for the virtual disk
d. How to allow the storage to grow as you add files
e. How to Initialize Disk
f. How to create a new simple volume
g. How to Assign a drive letter to the virtual space
2. Step 2: Enabling BitLocker Encryption
a. How to manage BitLocker
b. How to Turn on BitLocker
c. How to enable encryption for the virtual disk
d. How to Encrypt used disk space only
3. Step 3: Locking and Unlocking Protected Folders
a. How To unlock folders protected with a password
b. How to mount and unmount a virtual drive
c. How to unlock the virtual drive
d. How to lock the folder again
e. How to eject the virtual drive (BitLocker encrypted drive) from File Explorer
4. How to backup BitLocker recovery key on Windows 11




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