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== Enabling Bitlocker Drive Encryption ==
Once the system volume has been created and the system restarted the next step is to enable BitLocker support. The preparedness of the system, and the option to enable BitLocker support are controlled from the BitLocker control panel which is accessed from the system Control Panel (''Start->Control Panel'').
If the Control Panel is in ??? mode simply double click on the ''BitLocker Drive Encryption'' icon. Alternatively, if the Control Panel is in ??? mode select ''Security'' followed by '' BitLocker Drive Encryption''. Once selected a screen similar to the following should appear:
[[Image:windows_server_2008_bitlocker_control_panel.jpg|The Windows Server 2008 BitLocker Control Panel]]
If the system on which Windows Server 2008 is running has TPM support the drives suitable for BitLocker encryption will be listed together with the option to activate the encryption. If, on the other hand, the hardware does not have TPM support a warning message is displayed stating:
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A TPM was not found not found. A TPM is required to turn on BitLocker. If your computer has a TPM, then contact the computer manufacturer for a BitLocker-compatible BIOS.
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If the system has a TPM check in the system BIOS to verify that it is enabled. If the system does not have a TPM then it will be necessary to chage group policy to enable BitLocker support with a TPM.