diff --git a/windows/security/encryption-data-protection.md b/windows/security/encryption-data-protection.md index 1841a48867..b9967d05ac 100644 --- a/windows/security/encryption-data-protection.md +++ b/windows/security/encryption-data-protection.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- -title: Encryption and data protection in Windows 11 -description: Get an overview encryption and data protection in Windows 11 +title: Encryption and data protection in Windows +description: Get an overview encryption and data protection in Windows 11 and Windows 10 search.appverid: MET150 author: denisebmsft ms.author: deniseb @@ -16,13 +16,10 @@ ms.reviewer: deepakm, rafals f1.keywords: NOCSH --- -# Encryption and data protection in Windows 11 +# Encryption and data protection in Windows client -*This article provides a brief overview of encryption and data protection built into Windows 11.* - -When people travel with their computers and devices, their confidential information travels with them. Wherever confidential data is stored, it must be protected against unauthorized access, whether through physical device theft or from malicious applications. Windows has a long history of providing at-rest data-protection solutions that guard against nefarious attackers, starting with the Encrypting File System (EFS) in the Windows 2000 operating system. - -In Windows 11, encryption and data protection features include: +When people travel with their computers and devices, their confidential information travels with them. Wherever confidential data is stored, it must be protected against unauthorized access, whether through physical device theft or from malicious applications. +Encryption and data protection features include: - Encrypted Hard Drive - BitLocker @@ -54,4 +51,3 @@ Windows consistently improves data protection by improving existing options and - [Encrypted Hard Drive](information-protection/encrypted-hard-drive.md) - [BitLocker](information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-overview.md) -