Re: Windows 7 Pro prompting to backup encryption key? -- PCTECH

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Subject: Re: Windows 7 Pro prompting to backup encryption key?
From: Bill <brobins3d@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 12:57:52 -0800
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On 1/25/2014 8:20 AM, Gerald Kern wrote:

I just rebooted my home pc and am now getting a prompt to backup my
encryption key.

Gerald,

This page:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/why-is-windows7-professional-64bit-asking-me-to/13dc550b-d5e4-4895-8220-2c3db4607039
talks about the same problem. Seems that if you run "cipher /u" it will tell you which files caused the backup prompt.

Bill

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