How to configure right Access to removable drives not protected by BitLocker in Windows. BitLocker is to go feature encrypts the data stored in removable drives. But what if your USB drive isn't encrypted with BitLocker? In this video, we'll walk you through how to configure right access settings for non BitLocker drives to balance usability and security. Before we begin, be sure to subscribe to Ninja One's IT Video Hub and our YouTube channel for more tech content like this. Understanding how BitLocker encrypted drives work. BitLocker is a built-in Windows security tool that uses data encryption to protect your drive from unauthorized access. It has a feature called BitLocker to go, which encrypts removable drives such as USB. Flash drives SD cards and external hard disk drives. Anyone who wants to access a BitLocker encrypted flash drive needs the correct password or recovery key to decrypt it and its contents. How to configure right access for non BitLocker drives to configure right access. Using the group policy editor press win plus R and type in GP edit dot msc and press enter. Navigate to computer configuration administrative templates, windows components BitLocker drive encryption, removable data drives, double click, deny write access to removable drives, not protected by BitLocker. To enable right access, select not configured, default or disabled to deny right access select enabled. Next, let's configure right access through the registry editor. Open the registry editor by pressing win plus R, typing rejet and pressing Enter. Navigate to your target folder. Using the following path, Create a new 32 bit D-W-O-R-D value and name it. Deny write. Assign one of the following values, zero enable write access, one, disable write access. Close the registry editor and restart your computer to verify the changes. Finally, you can configure access using the local security policy console. Press win plus R and type in SEC poll MSC to open the local security policy console. Navigate to computer configuration administrative templates, system removable storage access under the policy column. Double click the removable discs. Deny right access policy to change it in the security setting. Column right click and select enabled to deny right access or disabled to allow it. Close the console and restart your computer, and that's how you can configure right access for non BitLocker drives. Whether you use group policy, registry editor, or local security policy. Remember to apply these settings carefully and whenever possible, secure your drives with BitLocker or another encryption tool to protect sensitive data. For more information on how to configure right access for removable drives, check out our official blog post linked in the description below.