Windows 7 Professional encryption
Hello,
I have Windows 7 Professional.
I want to use encryption.
I read in the help file that it is only available with Enterprise and Ultimate editions.
However, in my Professional Edition, it let me create a certificate, and encrypt a folder.
Is there something else that the Enterprise and Ultimate editions offer?
TIA
May 18th, 2010 8:31pm
Yes, that is called
BitLocker , and if you scroll down to the
first comparison chart here , you will see it is only available on enterprise and ultimate. This is a full-disk encryption product, different from the folder/file level encryption you are familiar with. Since you are on professional,
you will need a third party solution, like TrueCrypt or Pointsec to achieve full-disk encryption.
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May 18th, 2010 8:43pm
Hi,
For more information about BitLocker, please refer to the following link:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/features/bitlocker.aspx
If you would like to use this BitLocker feature, you may consider to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate via Windows Anytime Upgrade. For more information
about Windows Anytime Upgrade, please refer to the following link:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/windows-anytime-upgrade
Regards,
Arthur Li - MSFT
May 19th, 2010 5:18am