If your device is stolen or missing and BitLocker is enabled, your device will remain secured and protected. Because only authorized users will be allowed access to the device. You can turn on BitLocker to encrypt the operating system drive ( C: ), internal or external fixed drives, and removable USB or flash thumb drives easily. Once a drive is BitLocker protected, it’s secured and safe. If you want to make sure a driver is BitLocker protected, you can use built-in command tools to do that, and the steps below show you how. Other BitLocker encryption posts:
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How to check BitLocker status for drives in Windows 11
As mentioned above, Windows comes with built-in command-line tools that allow users to check drive BitLocker status. Below is how to find if a drive is encrypted with BitLocker in Windows 11. You must be logged in as administrator or run the Command Prompt as administrator to use the tool. First open Windows Terminal or the Command Prompt as administrator. On the Windows Terminal or Command Prompt console, type the commands below to get all drives’ BitLocker status. The command should display something similar to the lines below: For individual drives, use the command format as followed: You’ll see the status for the drive specified. When using PowerShell, run the command format below: You should see similar lines below: That should do it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to check BitLocker drive encryption status in Windows 11. If you find any error above or have something to contribute, please use the command form below.
