Windows 10: I have lost Device Encryption in Windows 11 and can't get it back

Discus and support I have lost Device Encryption in Windows 11 and can't get it back in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hi, I have Windows 11 Home, this version only has a lite version of encryption.A bit of background on how the issue started.I have Samsung magician... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by James_humphrey1981, Sep 3, 2024.

  1. I have lost Device Encryption in Windows 11 and can't get it back


    Hi, I have Windows 11 Home, this version only has a lite version of encryption.A bit of background on how the issue started.I have Samsung magician software, and I was using over provisioning, I noticed that this seemed to turn itself off, and even though set to off there was about 370gb unallocated space on the drive.turning this feature on and off didn't seem to fix this unallocated space, so I installed AOMEI Partition assistant and used this to allocate that space back to the normal c: space.To do this, it brought up a prompt saying I needed to turn off encryption for this to work, so with

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    James_humphrey1981, Sep 3, 2024
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  2. 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.
     
    Yashwanth Kotakuri, Sep 3, 2024
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  3. Windows 11 Device encryption with local account

    My questions revolves around what happens with Device Encryption on a Windows 11 Home PC with a local user account (no Microsoft account). This article https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/w...ng-system-security/data-protection/bitlocker/ states that "If a device uses only local accounts, then it remains unprotected even though the data is encrypted." So,

    • What do they mean by it remains unprotected? That statement is very nebulous.
    • I have personally worked on PCs with a local user account and Windows 11 does indeed encrypt the drive. What is the best way to turn off this Device Encryption using a command prompt? I ask because I have a script that I run on all new Windows 11 Home PCs I send out to my customers and I want Device Encryption turned off. If there is a straight forward command, that's great. If I have to set a registry key, that's great. Just remember, this needs to be able to be set via a command prompt.
    • Out of curiosity, are there other reasons that a TPM key is required for Windows 11 security other than Device Encryption?

    Thank you.
     
    Corey Ames, Sep 3, 2024
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  4. I have lost Device Encryption in Windows 11 and can't get it back

    Windows XP file encryption

    LOL thanks, I think its standard windows XP file encryption
     
    troyrae360, Sep 3, 2024
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