From c1bba1fc63b8a05db9897dafc8fa5f634bd39412 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rafal Sosnowski <51166236+rafals2@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:44:22 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update bitlocker-overview.md added more clarity for active partitions --- .../information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-overview.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-overview.md b/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-overview.md index 551b239d72..ca3e14c35a 100644 --- a/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-overview.md +++ b/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-overview.md @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ The hard disk must be partitioned with at least two drives: - The operating system drive (or boot drive) contains the operating system and its support files. It must be formatted with the NTFS file system. - The system drive contains the files that are needed to load Windows after the firmware has prepared the system hardware. BitLocker is not enabled on this drive. For BitLocker to work, the system drive must not be encrypted, must differ from the operating system drive, and must be formatted with the FAT32 file system on computers that use UEFI-based firmware or with the NTFS file system on computers that use BIOS firmware. We recommend that system drive be approximately 350 MB in size. After BitLocker is turned on it should have approximately 250 MB of free space. -A fixed data volume or removable data volume cannot be marked as an active partition. +Partition subject to encryption cannot be marked as an active partition (this applies to OS, fixed data and removable data drives). When installed on a new computer, Windows will automatically create the partitions that are required for BitLocker. From 2c3c815484aa5a95db707d15287339fe1b67bea8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Simpson Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 15:55:11 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-overview.md Co-authored-by: JohanFreelancer9 <48568725+JohanFreelancer9@users.noreply.github.com> --- .../information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-overview.md | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-overview.md b/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-overview.md index ca3e14c35a..91df6ad467 100644 --- a/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-overview.md +++ b/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-overview.md @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ The hard disk must be partitioned with at least two drives: - The operating system drive (or boot drive) contains the operating system and its support files. It must be formatted with the NTFS file system. - The system drive contains the files that are needed to load Windows after the firmware has prepared the system hardware. BitLocker is not enabled on this drive. For BitLocker to work, the system drive must not be encrypted, must differ from the operating system drive, and must be formatted with the FAT32 file system on computers that use UEFI-based firmware or with the NTFS file system on computers that use BIOS firmware. We recommend that system drive be approximately 350 MB in size. After BitLocker is turned on it should have approximately 250 MB of free space. -Partition subject to encryption cannot be marked as an active partition (this applies to OS, fixed data and removable data drives). +A partition subject to encryption cannot be marked as an active partition (this applies to the operating system, fixed data, and removable data drives). When installed on a new computer, Windows will automatically create the partitions that are required for BitLocker. @@ -99,4 +99,3 @@ When installing the BitLocker optional component on a server you will also need | [Troubleshoot BitLocker](troubleshoot-bitlocker.md) | This guide describes the resources that can help you troubleshoot BitLocker issues, and provides solutions for several common BitLocker issues. | | [Protecting cluster shared volumes and storage area networks with BitLocker](protecting-cluster-shared-volumes-and-storage-area-networks-with-bitlocker.md)| This topic for IT pros describes how to protect CSVs and SANs with BitLocker.| | [Enabling Secure Boot and BitLocker Device Encryption on Windows 10 IoT Core](https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/iot/docs/securebootandbitlocker) | This topic covers how to use BitLocker with Windows 10 IoT Core | -