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title: Personal Data Encryption (PDE)
description: Personal Data Encryption unlocks user encrypted data at user logon instead of at boot
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manager: aaroncz
ms.author: frankroj
ms.prod: m365-security
author: frankroj
ms.date: 09/22/2022
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# Personal Data Encryption
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(*Applies to: Windows 11, version 22H2 and later*)

Personal data encryption (PDE) is

## Differences between Personal Data Encryption and BitLocker

## Prerequisites

## How to enable

## Next steps