Windows 10: Windows 11 Home - Device Encryption not working even though everything else is correct

Hi all,I am unable to turn on device encryption even though it should work. When I click to turn it on, the slider turns on for awhile with a loading animation for around 1 second, before it turns back to off.I used to have it enabled but it recently turned off without my intentional action.Under event viewer, Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > Bitlocker-API > Management, there are multiple errors stating "BitLocker cannot use Secure Boot for integrity because the UEFI variable 'SecureBoot' could n

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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.

 

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.

 

Windows XP file encryption

LOL thanks, I think its standard windows XP file encryption