Laptop encrypt completely

Thus, Unauthorized persons have no access to your Laptop, you should encrypt it completely. We will show you in this practice tip on how to do this.

Laptop encrypt fully – preparations

First of all, you should back up your Notebook or your user account with a password. This allows you to the control panel > "user accounts" set up.
It is also advisable to install security software and keep it up to date. In particular, an anti-virus program and a Firewall.
You have completed the first steps successfully, you can now start with the encryption of your laptop.

To do this, you need to use a free Tool such as TrueCrypt. Download the program and install it on your Laptop.
After starting the program, select "System" > "System Partition/drive to encrypt". Here you select the method "Normal" and confirm with "Next".
In the next step, select the Option "The Windows system partition encrypt" and click again on "Next". If you have additional drives, you must encrypt it after the encryption, in addition.
After that, you can choose from five different encryption methods and start the process.

This practical tip is based on TrueCrypt 7.1 a on Windows 7. Whether a Laptop insurance makes sense is, we can tell you in our next practice tip.