How to check for and enable Device Encryption or Drive Encryption on a Razer Blade

Updated: 27-Oct-2026 | Answer ID: 5937

This article shows how to check if your Razer Blade supports device encryption and how to enable device encryption or drive encryption.

Applicable models:

BitLocker protects your data from any attempts of unauthorized access. This feature has two types:

  • Device encryption: available and enabled by default on Windows Home and Pro devices that support Modern Standby.
  • Drive encryption: available on Windows 10 and Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education devices.

Follow the detailed instructions below to check if your Razer Blade supports device encryption, and to enable device encryption or drive encryption.

Step-by-step Process

Ensure your system is in NVIDIA Optimus mode

  1. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel.

  2. Go to "Manage Display mode" under "3D Settings".

  3. Select "Optimus" under "Display Mode".

    NVIDIA display modes

Check for device encryption support

  1. Press the Windows key or click Start.

    Start button location

  2. Search for "System Information".

    Search result for system info

  3. Right-click then select “Run as administrator”.

    Run as administrator under right-click menu

  4. Check "Device Encryption Support" under "System Summary". Device encryption is available on your device if the value shows "Meets prerequisites".

    Device encryption support under system info

    System Information item values

    1. When "Dedicated GPU only" is selected in BIOS:

      "Reasons for failed automatic device encryption: PCR7 binding is not supported, Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected, Disabled by policy"

      Info when device encryption is not supported

    2. When NVIDIA Optimus or Dynamic Switching is selected:

      "Meets prerequisites"

      Info when device encryption is supported

Enable device encryption

  1. Go to Settings > Privacy & security > Device encryption.

  2. Toggle “Device encryption” on.

    Windows settings

Enable drive encryption

Note: Drive encryption is available on Windows 10 and Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education devices.

  1. Press the "Windows" key or click "Start".

  2. Search for "BitLocker".

    Windows settings

  3. Select “Manage BitLocker”.

  4. Select “Turn on BitLocker” and follow the onscreen instructions.

    Windows settings

    Once enabled, a prompt asking for your recovery key will appear if Windows detects an unauthorized user accessing your drive.

Find the recovery keys

  1. Sign in to your Microsoft account.

  2. Go to “Devices”.

  3. Click on “See details”.

    Microsoft account page showing list of devices

  4. Click on “Manage recovery keys”.

    Microsoft device details page

  5. Find the recovery key from the list.

    list of recovery keys

Access the encrypted drive

  1. Open an encrypted drive.

  2. Input the 48-digit recovery key in the dialog box.

  3. Click on “Unlock”.

    BitLocker dialog box

You can now access the stored data in your drive.

 

For more information on device encryption and BitLocker recovery keys in Windows, see the following Windows support pages:

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