Bitlocker on the Surface Pro

I've had my Surface Pro now for a number of months and have to say that it's one of the best portable devices I have ever used. I'd rank it up there to the first time I purchased the iPhone 3G back in 2008.

Bitlocker and Pre-Boot Authentication

When enabling Bitlocker on the Surface Pro, you'll find that it is impossible to set a PIN under the default configuration.

I can't believe I overlooked the GPO setting that lets you do this!

The GPO setting is as below:

 

 

Once you configure this, enabling Bitlocker will let you use a PIN for your Surface Pro!

 

 

Note: You must have your keyboard attached or a USB keyboard when you boot the system for this to work.