BitLocker Drive Encryption Deployment Guide for Windows 7

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

This document describes the various aspects of deploying BitLocker™ Drive Encryption on computers running Windows® 7 Enterprise or Windows® 7 Ultimate in an organizational environment. This guide is intended for use by a deployment specialist or deployment team. It assumes that you have a good understanding of automated Windows deployment, Active Directory® Domain Services (AD DS) schema extensions, and Group Policy. There is no single recommended method to deploy Windows® 7 with BitLocker, and most deployments of Windows 7 in large organizations differ based on environmental-specific requirements. This guide provides information on the following topics that you should be familiar with when you deploy BitLocker in an organization:

For guidance on designing a BitLocker deployment strategy for an organization, review the BitLocker Drive Encryption Design Guide for Windows 7 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=167126).