Windows 10: Device encryption disappear

I turned off the device encryption for a reason, but now I want to turn on the feature, but the option has disappeared!How do I turn on the feature now?

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Device Encryption not avaiable

Hello Fraczek,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

We understand your concern in this regard.

• Are you referring to BitLocker Drive Encryption?
• What preventing you from doing this?
• Did you get any error message or code while doing this?

Before you come up with the above information, suggest you to refer the article

Help protect your files using BitLocker Drive Encryption and see if it help you.

Do refer the article
Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption Step-by-Step Guide and check if it help you with the required information.

Keep us posted if you require further assistance.

 

Encryption

Hello Miriam,

For us to be able to isolate your concern why your devices page says it is not encrypted when you've turn on encryption, kindly answer these questions:

• Does this happen before you encrypt the device?
• Which Windows version currently running on your device?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?

We will be waiting for update.

 

Both Device Encryption and Bitlocker on?? How to turn both off??

-- All here - thanks for your very fast responses to my post at top. I have done something a bit different, as suggested over at AskWoody, with very good results. (At Topic: Why is Bitlocker waiting for Activation? @ AskWoody.) First, I made a Macrium Reflect differential backup of one of the PCs -- the Precision 3660. Then, I went to Settings - Update & Security - Device Encryption at bottom left, and hit “Turn Off” in the right panel for the encryption. (<-- Corrected to Device Encryption in edit.) The machine took a bit of time to decrypt. and I rebooted. I now have very good results:

1. Update & Security no longer has Device Encryption (<-- corrected) on the left.
2. Control Panel – Bitlocker indicates that Bitlocker is OFF. It no longer says it is waiting for activation.
3. Our staffer’s files — in her User account on the PC — appear to be perfectly OK. As it turns out, they had been moved to OneDrive so I’m not 100% sure that all files actually on the PC are OK, but I don’t see any issues.
4. I have rebooted a few times and looked at Event Viewer, and so far everything seems OK.
5. Also, Paul Black's suggested "manage-bde -status" shows that Bitlocker is indeed off.

These good results make me think that Update & Security – Device Encryption (<-- corrected) is indeed the same as Bitlocker, or very highly linked. I think that maybe the WindowsClub article I cited above is wrong or incomplete. Any further thoughts? EDIT - Over at AskWoody, a commentator noted that my Update & Security - Device Encryption disappeared, and he was surprised. Should it NOT have disappeared? Have I lost something here?