Enabling Bitlocker encryption after registering with MDM portal

Enabling Bitlocker encryption after registering with MDM portal

In order to increase the security of our devices and for compliance purposes, you are required to enable Bitlocker encryption on your devices. After registering your device with the Company Portal app, you will be asked to enable encryptio. You will see the following notification. Select the notification to begin the encryption.



1. Select the highlighted checkbox and click Yes to start the encryption
     

2. Choose the option Save to you Azure AD account
     

3. Bitlocker will create your recovery key and backing it up to Azure AD. Once you return to the previous window, click Next to continue
     

4. Pick the option Encrypt entire drive and click on Next
     

5. Click Start encrypting to start the drive encryption
     

6. On some versions of windows you have the option to run a Bitlocker system check, this is optional but keep in mind this will reboot your computer
     


Windows will the continue the encryption process in the background and you can work while that is happening.
     

Video below shows the whole process:


If you are unable to view the above video, please go to https://web.microsoftstream.com/ and sign in with your givelify email in order to activate your Microsoft Stream account


If you don't receive a prompt to encrypt your drive, and you wish to start the encryption process, open the start menu, search for Bitlocker and select Manage Bitlocker
     

Under the section Operating system drive, select the option Turn on Bitlocker
     


Recovery Key
The recovery key for your device is backed up to the MDM portal. If you need access the recovery key, please open a helpdesk ticket.

You may also access the recovery key from the Company Portal website here



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