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Is it possible to encrypt home folder on windows 7?

Is it possible to encrypt home folder on windows 7?

Ubuntu and MaxOS has an ability to encrypt home folder in case laptop is stolen. Is it possible to do same thing on Windows 7? I need to encrypt home folder so it will be encrypted and decrypted runtime using my password, so if laptop is stolen it is no way for a stealer to remove HDD and read / decrypt sensitive data.

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Guest [Entry]

TrueCrypt provides the ability to do a pre-boot system encryption. Maybe thats what you're looking for.
Guest [Entry]

"It is possible to encrypt the entire hard drive (including the home folder) using the BitLocker feature. This is only available in Windows 7 Ultimate.

If by 'home folder' you mean user's data folder (C:\Users\username), that can probably be done in other versions."