Windows 7 Pro- bitlocker
Can bitlocker be installed on Windows 7 Pro? Even if no TPM device on laptop?
December 14th, 2009 5:45pm

Hi KJMusicman BitLocker is unavailable for Windows 7 Professional and it cannot be downloaded and installed. It is available for Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 7 Enterprise editions. For more information, you may refer to the following link. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/default.aspx The computers without TPMs also can use BitLocker. However, computers without TPMs will not be able to use the system integrity verification that BitLocker can also provide. You may refer to the following links for more information about BitLocker. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766200(WS.10).aspx#BKMK_NoTPM http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766295(WS.10).aspx Arthur Li - MSFT
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December 16th, 2009 9:41am

Microsoft didn't license Windows 7 Professional to use Bitlocker. You have to use Windows 7 Enterprise/Ultimate to use it."A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/
December 16th, 2009 2:54pm

Okay, I have Windows 7 Pro on my system, yet I have both BitLocker and BranchCache services (set to manual, but both start properly), which supposedly are features that are only included in the Ultimate/Enterprise Edition.So, what's the story there? These are supposedly features not included in this version, yet they show up in the services list of every Win 7 Pro system I've seen.
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December 19th, 2009 12:49am

I believe the Bitlocker in Windows 7 Pro only lets you encrypt the local drive but not external drives. Bitlocker in Windows Ultimate/Enterprise allows you to encrypt external drives such as usb thumb drives or another type of external storage.
April 7th, 2010 11:07pm

No, Windows 7 (Home/Prof) doesn't include Bitlocker in any kinds. Only Bitlocker reader. "A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/
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April 8th, 2010 1:32am

Windows help has a specific informational/tutorial page for Bitlocker, which says it is available for ALL versions of Windows 7. Thus I attempted to locate and use it on my Windows 7 Professional operating system. (Control Panel - Security - Bitlocker, per Windows instruction page.) It was not present (and, of course, there is not actually a CP option called "Security", but one called "System and Security"). Additional research located other Windows pages, comparing the Win7 versions; these all stated that only Ultimate has Bitlocker. As usual, Windows needs to get its act together and stop confusing its customers with misinformation. (Interesting: did one more search of Windows under "Bitlocker" and came across other tutorial pages that DO say it's only available on Ultimate. Make up your mind!)
April 12th, 2010 2:30pm

"Andre.Ziegler: No, Windows 7 doesn't include Bitlocker in any kinds!" I assume your intention was to write Window 7 PROFESSIONAL. My Windows 7 Starter includes BitLocker for external drives/memory sticks.
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April 17th, 2010 10:05am

"rickh68: I believe the Bitlocker in Windows 7 Pro only lets you encrypt the local drive but not external drives. Bitlocker in Windows Ultimate/Enterprise allows you to encrypt external drives such as usb thumb drives or another type of external storage." Are you sure you didn't mean the other way around? My Windows 7 Starter includes BitLocker for external drives/memory sticks. And I assume this would be the case for W7 Pro aswell. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/default.aspx
April 17th, 2010 10:09am

I think the Bitlocker Encrytion Service is available in all versions of Windows 7 to provide the encryption services for folders, like you can encrypt folders in Windows 2000/03/XP but the drive encryption feature is only available in Ultimate and Enterprise versions, although don't quote me on it.
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September 17th, 2010 12:31am

Just wanted to clarify Bit Locker is can be found on all versions of Windows 7. It is in the services as said in the earlier post. However it does not allow me to encrypt external drives. P.S. services is not a folder its located in administrative tools if you double click services you will see bit locker and the service start up is set to manual. I have started service but still does not allow me to encrypt external drives. Alternatly you can find services here C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tool
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