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Q: What is the Windows 8 BitLocker pre-provisioning feature?
New Windows 8 BitLocker feature lets you apply BitLocker before the OS is installed.
John Savill
September 3, 2012
1 Min Read
A: In Windows 7, BitLocker volume encryption is performed after the installation of the OS.In Windows 8, BitLocker can be applied to a volume before the OS is installed, by using the Windows Pre-installation Environment (WinPE) which can also be leveraged from System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP1.
When combining the new BitLocker pre-provisioning feature on an empty volume with BitLocker Used Disk Space Only option, BitLocker encryption can be completed in seconds.
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