How to Password Protect your USB drive without any software?

Today, I'm gonna talk something interesting about USB drives and their security. I'll show you a simple trick to lock your USB drive without using any 3rd party software. Most of the people doesn't like other people checking their personal files and folder on USB, including me. This insecure situation creates a huge space to theft our personal data by someone. If you use password protection to your USB, you can reduce the data theft.

Lots of USB password protecting software is available in present market, but you want to pay money to use it for lifetime. If you're using Windows, you don't need any software.

Know How...!!!

So let's see how to set a password protect on your USB without using any software. This can be done using Bitlocker Drive Encryption. 

1. Insert your USB drive to computer.

2. Click on Start.

3. In "Search programs and files" box, type Bitlocker Drive Encryption. Now launch that application.

4. Then look for your USB drive and click on Turn on Bitlocker. You can do this through going to Control Panel->System and Security->BitLocker Drive Encryption.

5. Windows will ask you to set a password. Now set a strong password,set your preferences and then click on Next.

6. It prompts how to save the password, whether to a file or to print it.Store the key in a safe place,click on Next

7. Now click on Start Encrypting.

That's all !!! :)

From now on, if someone tries to access your USB, Windows will ask him/her to enter the current password and this works only with Windows OS... :)

Importantly, you can use it not only to to help protect all files stored on removable data drives (such as external hard drives or USB flash drives) but also files stored on the drive Windows is installed on (operating system drive) and on fixed data drives (such as internal hard drives).

Note: 

When you add new files to a drive that is encrypted with BitLocker, BitLocker encrypts them automatically. Files remain encrypted only while they are stored in the encrypted drive. Files copied to another drive or computer are decrypted.