If I can save the money but still get a secure encryption, DiskCryptor seems to be the way to go. Unfortunately, I have the Single Language 8.1. If you don't want to upgrade Windows, i would recommend 'Diskcryptor'. If your current edition is 'Single Language', you can buy an upgrade licence.

You need 'Windows 8/8.1 Pro' to use 'Bitlocker'. I would recommend 'Bitlocker' as it is an in house tool and works best with 'Windows'. I'd be forever grateful for any info the help me get this set up so I can start using my new laptop. Due to the nature of my business, there may at times be sensitive information accessed or temporarily stored on the device, so FULL DISK encryption is a must!ĭoes anyone have any suggestions or recommendations as to what my best bet is? I read that TrueCrypt wouldn't work well on 8.1, but it makes no real difference since TrueCrypt is on hiatus at the moment. I plan on using this laptop partially for business, but mostly for play, as I have several other computers for strictly business purposes. That said, as it's a clean computer with nothing yet customized, I figure it's the perfect time for encryption. I'm not quite sure what I think about the OS yet, but it is what it is. I recently purchased a new laptop that has Windows 8.1. I just posted an intro as I'm new here, but I thought I'd post specific question that I'm eager to have behind me.

Truecrypt alternative for windows 8