BitLocker (device encryption variant)

E182213
Windows security feature device encryption technology disk encryption feature

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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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
BitLocker Drive Encryption 5
BitLocker device encryption 2
BitLocker 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Windows security feature ⓘ
device encryption technology ⓘ
disk encryption feature ⓘ
activationMode automatic when requirements are met ⓘ
basedOn BitLocker (device encryption variant) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BitLocker Drive Encryption
componentOf Windows Security app ⓘ
surface form: 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 BitLocker (device encryption variant) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: full BitLocker Drive Encryption
encryptionAlgorithm AES ⓘ
encryptionScope system drive ⓘ
introducedAs simplified variant of BitLocker ⓘ
keyStorage Trusted Platform Module 2.0 ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Active Directory (on managed devices)

Microsoft account ⓘ
relatedFeature BitLocker (device encryption variant) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: BitLocker To Go

full BitLocker Drive Encryption control panel ⓘ
requires Microsoft account for key backup ⓘ
verified boot ⓘ
surface form: Secure Boot

Trusted Platform Module 2.0 ⓘ
surface form: 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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