BitLocker is Microsoft’s proprietary disk encryption software for Windows 10. … You can use BitLocker to encrypt your entire drive, as well as protect against unauthorized changes to your system like firmware-level malware.

Does Windows 10 home have BitLocker?

Note that BitLocker isn’t available on Windows 10 Home edition. Sign in to Windows with an administrator account (you may have to sign out and back in to switch accounts). For more info, see Create a local or administrator account in Windows 10.

How do I know if my drive is encrypted Windows 10?

Check if your device is encrypted (Windows 10 Pro/Enterprise/Education editions) In Windows Explorer in the left hand column, click on This PC and on the right hand side you should see a padlock icon on the drives that are encrypted.