Good morning/afternoon/evening gentleman, wherever you are around the globe.
Today, after startup, Windows suggested to me, that I should export my encryption case to some external storage, just in case some bad things happen.
I was surprised, as I haven't enabled any encryption on my laptop.
Or maybe I was wrong, thinking that encryption = BitLocker.
Quick search in Control Panel reveals there is also a setting in User Accounts section named "Manage file encryption certificates".
I haven't enabled encryption in any folder/file using it's Properties window.
So why this "export your keys" option? I don't remember that from Windows 7.
I would be great if someone explained that to me, as I've never used encryption before (since I don't need it).
Also, is cloud storage like SkyDrive/DropBox an appropriate place to store that files?
Today, after startup, Windows suggested to me, that I should export my encryption case to some external storage, just in case some bad things happen.
I was surprised, as I haven't enabled any encryption on my laptop.
Or maybe I was wrong, thinking that encryption = BitLocker.
Quick search in Control Panel reveals there is also a setting in User Accounts section named "Manage file encryption certificates".
I haven't enabled encryption in any folder/file using it's Properties window.
So why this "export your keys" option? I don't remember that from Windows 7.
I would be great if someone explained that to me, as I've never used encryption before (since I don't need it).
Also, is cloud storage like SkyDrive/DropBox an appropriate place to store that files?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 Pro
- System Manufacturer/Model
- MSI GE620
- CPU
- i5-2410m
- Memory
- 8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD3000 + nV GT540M
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768
- Hard Drives
- Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB SSD
Hitachi 500GB 7200rpm HDD