Windows 10: Bitlocker on Windows 10 "Home" version?

Laptop is a DELL Inspiron 15-3576 bought new on 19th Nov. 2018. It has Windows 10 Home (64-bit) OS installed on a 256GB SK Hynix SC311 SATA SSD.
I am surprised to find Bitlocker installed because I did not think it was installed on “Home” versions of Windows 10. I thought it was only installed in the “Pro” version. It seems to be turned ON (because there is a grey button showing “Turn Off”) but not yet encrypted. See pictures. I do not intend to complete the encryption since I am using a Local account and am not interested in using a Microsoft account.
I know that Bitlocker requires the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) which is a special chip (on the motherboard?) so I can only assume that my machine has this TPM chip and Windows 10 must have ‘seen’ this chip and ‘thinks’ my OS is the ‘Pro’ edition of Windows 10.
It may be that if I were to create a Microsoft account and proceed with encryption then it may recognize that I have the “Home” version and the encryption would fail at some stage of the process.

Q1 - Is my Windows 10 “Home” machine unusual in having Bitlocker?
Q2 - Will it be OK for me to click on the “Turn OFF” button?

Thanks in advance.





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BitLocker on Windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for the response and keeping the status updated.

This could be due to some corruption in the system files, please check the methods below and see if it helps:

Method 1:

I suggest you to start the BitLocker Device Encryption service.

Follow the below steps:

• Press Windows key + R from the Keyboard.
• Type services.msc and hit Enter.
• Search for BitLocker Device Encryption service.
• Double click on BitLocker Device Encryption service and click on
  Start button.
• Click on the dropdown list and set the Startup type to
  Automatic.

Method 2: Please try the steps provided in the given article.

Unlock a BitLocker-protected drive

If the issue persists, follow method 2.

Method 3: Perform SFC scan

I would suggest you to perform SFC scan and check if that helps. The
sfc/scannow command scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions. It is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore
corrupted files.

Refer the link: Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted
system files

Note: Link applies to Windows 10 as well.

More information:
BitLocker Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Let us know the status of the issue. We will be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

Bitlocker

Hello Nandana,

To enable BitLocker on your computer, you follow the steps below:

• Sign in to your Windows account with an administrator access.
• Press the Windows key.
• Type and enter BitLocker.
• Click Turn on BitLocker.
• If the system is asking to sing in to administrator access, please do so.

For additional information about BitLocker, we suggest that you check the frequently ask question on this
link. The link provided applies to Windows 8.1 to higher version.

If you have other concerns, don't hesitate to reach us.