Encrypting Windows 10 devices with BitLocker in Intune


Encrypting your Windows 10 device is a fairly painless process using Microsoft Intune.

To enable encryption on a device or set of devices, in the Azure Portal go to Microsoft Intune>Device Configuration and click Profiles.

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Select Create profile.

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Enter a Name for the profile, select the Platform as Windows 10 and later and choose Profile type Endpoint protection. Click the Configure option in Settings and then choose Windows Encryption.

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You will be presented with 37 configurable settings. Choose ones that fit your encryption scenario. For example, enable XTS-AES 256-bit encryption of the OS drive. Click OK to complete the configuration.

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Click OK.

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Click Create to complete the set up of the profile for BitLocker  encryption.

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Select Assignments.

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Select any groups to assign the profile to in the Include tab.

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In my example, I am assigning to a group of test devices.

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On next sync, the endpoint assigned the profile will prompt that the device needs to be encrypted. Click the message.

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Select as relevant and click Yes to begin BitLocker encryption.

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2 comments

  1. Hey there,

    How does this work for devices that come pre-set with say something like AES-128? Does it check the current encryption level and decrypt the device if it is lower than the configuration policy? I’ve created one with XTS-AES256 and the machine is currently reading AES128.

    Thanks!

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