Windows 10: Problems with new PC, Win 10 Pro

New Dell Inspiron 3580 with Win 10 Pro. 2004, Build 19041.388

I have two disks that are marked (BitLocker Encrypted).
The first is Disk 0 with only Win 10 (C (KBG40ZNS128G NVMe LIOXIA)
The second is Disk 1 which is a 1TB inclosed HD. (Toshiba MQ04ABF100)

I want to unencrypt Disk 1 so that I can make partitions. I am unable to do anything with this drive except change name and drive letter. I would really like to get rid of BitLocker.

Have done many searches but nothing seems to work as listed. (Maybe because of 2004?)

I have whole list of other problems with Pro.
- Can not restore File Explorer icon on taskbar
- Can not transfer profiles to Firefox or Thunderbird
- Can not turn-off BitLocker (see above)
- Would like to delete MS Account
- Speedup starting PC (can take up to a minute with Dell image showing before sign-in)

I can solve somethings like File Explorer, by using system restore point but a day later it is gone again. Have used restore 3 times - nothing holds.

When I received the PC it had 1909 loaded and the first thing I did was to upgrade to 2004 (if this helps).
I have run SFC and DISM three times - no help.

Any suggestions, please.

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Transfer Win 10 Pro Licence to a new Win 10 Home PC

I bought a Laptop with Win 7 in July 2012.

In January, 2013, I bought a Win 8 Pro licence through the promotion that was running at the time.

I have since update the original Win 7 PC, to Win 8 Pro, to Win 10 Pro and it now is running Win 10 update 1903.

I bought a new laptop with Win 10 Home this week. I will be retiring the original Laptop purchased in 2012.

Can I transfer my Win 10 Pro licence on the retired laptop to the new Laptop ?

I am getting mixed answers from the Sales people.

 

Dual booting with Win 10 Pro and Win 7 Pro

I'll be receiving a new computer with Win 10 Pro as my computer w/ Windows 7 Pro crashed. I'd like to take the hard drive with Windows 7 Pro and install it into the new one to have dual booting. Any problem doing that and what steps are needed? Thank
you.

 

New Win 10 PCs cannot see other PCs on network

Ken

It may be that both steps were necessary. I just did them one step at a time.

Indeed. Whilst it's good to have a solution I cannot say I feel I understand how the problem has been resolved. Everything I read suggests that SMB1 should only be required for older versions of Windows. In fact, without SMB1 checked, the only computer visible to the new Win 10 boxes was a Win 7 box!!!