diff --git a/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-basic-deployment.md b/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-basic-deployment.md index cebb9f44ed..78430f4b86 100644 --- a/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-basic-deployment.md +++ b/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-basic-deployment.md @@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ Upon launch, the BitLocker Drive Encryption Wizard verifies the computer meets t |--- |--- | |Hardware configuration|The computer must meet the minimum requirements for the supported Windows versions.| |Operating system|BitLocker is an optional feature that can be installed by Server Manager on Windows Server 2012 and later.| -|Hardware TPM|TPM version 1.2 or 2.0.

A TPM is not required for BitLocker; however, only a computer with a TPM can provide the following: -- the extra security needed for verifying the integrity of a system before it is booted -- multifactor authentication| +|Hardware TPM|TPM version 1.2 or 2.0.

A TPM is not required for BitLocker; however, only a computer with a TPM can provide the extra security in the form of

  • verifying the integrity of a system before it is booted
  • multifactor authentication
    • | |BIOS configuration|
  • A Trusted Computing Group (TCG)-compliant BIOS or UEFI firmware.
  • The boot order must be set to start first from the hard disk, and not the USB or CD drives.
  • The firmware must be able to read from a USB flash drive during startup.
    • | |File system|For computers that boot natively with UEFI firmware, at least one FAT32 partition for the system drive and one NTFS partition for the operating system drive.
    For computers with legacy BIOS firmware, at least two NTFS disk partitions, one for the system drive and one for the operating system drive.
    For either firmware, the system drive partition must be at least 350 megabytes (MB) and set as the active partition.| |Hardware encrypted drive prerequisites (optional)|To use a hardware encrypted drive as the boot drive, the drive must be in the uninitialized state and in the security inactive state. In addition, the system must always boot with native UEFI version 2.3.1 or higher and the CSM (if any) disabled.|