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Windows 10 Home - Device Encryption - Can I turn on without a Microsoft account
Hello, Happy Friday! 🙂 I would like to turn on the BitLocker Device Encryption with an offline Administrator account, but I am asked to sign in with a Microsoft account instead. May I know...
I shared a link to justify that as an administrator you can not encrypt devices, you can only do it using third-party programs, but I rather do not recommend it because - TPM and other security provide sufficient protection
I went through the link, but I could not see the justification that local administrator cannot encrypt device.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/device-encryption-in-windows-ad5dcf4b-dbe0-2331-228f-7925c2a3012d
Could you highlight the message, please?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/device-encryption-in-windows-ad5dcf4b-dbe0-2331-228f-7925c2a3012d
Could you highlight the message, please?
" Is it available on my device?
BitLocker encryption is available on supported devices running Windows 10 or 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education.This is the part where encryption cannot be configured in the Windows Home version. because there are no tools - in the system.
- Thanks Andrzej1!
If I understand correctly, "Device Encryption" and "BitLocker Device Encryption" are two different things.
With Windows 10 Home, I could only enable the "Device Encryption".
If I am correct, may I know whether I can turn on the "Device Encryption" without Microsoft account?
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/536b1613-22e6-4190-9b9a-d159b536146d/bitlocker-device-encryption-vs-device-encryption?forum=win10itprosecurity
