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Jeroen Burgerhout
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Jeroen Burgerhout

Jeroen Burgerhout is a Microsoft Cloud Consultant at SKS Professionals with great technical experience in Microsoft products. He is specialized in Azure, Hyper-V, Intune, Office 365, EMS, Windows 10, and Windows Server. He is currently working for the government in the Netherlands, working on the migration to Microsoft 365 with Microsoft Endpoint Manager, Azure Active Directory, and security features such as Azure AD PIM, Azure AD MFA, and Azure AD Conditional Access. Later this year, he will start with the new Modern Workplace concept, which is entitled to Windows 10, Windows Autopilot, Microsoft Endpoint Management, Office 365, and Azure AD. His Twitter account is @BurgerhoutJ.
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Implementing encryption

There are two types of encryption technologies available for Windows 10 devices: BitLocker and Encrypting File System (EFS). Both tools are available for use on all Windows 10 editions, except for Windows 10 Home. While both technologies offer robust methods of encryption, you need to understand how to implement each technique.

EFS has been available since Windows 2000, but very few organizations implement this type of encryption. Most organizations that require encryption choose to use BitLocker Drive Encryption. The difference between EFS and BitLocker is that EFS encrypts at the folder and file level, while BitLocker encrypts complete hard disks and removable drives.

First, we will understand BitLocker.

Implementing BitLocker

BitLocker allow you to encrypt an entire hard disk, which can be the Windows 10 OS drive, a data drive, or a removable drive. During the encryption process, BitLocker configures the drive that contains the OS so that you...

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Jeroen Burgerhout

Jeroen Burgerhout is a Microsoft Cloud Consultant at SKS Professionals with great technical experience in Microsoft products. He is specialized in Azure, Hyper-V, Intune, Office 365, EMS, Windows 10, and Windows Server. He is currently working for the government in the Netherlands, working on the migration to Microsoft 365 with Microsoft Endpoint Manager, Azure Active Directory, and security features such as Azure AD PIM, Azure AD MFA, and Azure AD Conditional Access. Later this year, he will start with the new Modern Workplace concept, which is entitled to Windows 10, Windows Autopilot, Microsoft Endpoint Management, Office 365, and Azure AD. His Twitter account is @BurgerhoutJ.
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