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Microsoft confirms Windows 11 24H2 turns on Device Encryption by
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Windows Latest previously reported about Microsoft's plan to
introduce Device Encryption toggle in Settings of version 24H2 on Pro
editions. Device Encryption will be enabled by default when you first
set up a Windows 11 PC with Pro and Home editions. In addition,
Microsoft will enforce an automatic Device Encryption setup after
resetting your PC.

In our tests, Windows Latest previously observed that Device
Encryption is turned on by default. Over the weekend, users also
noticed that Microsoft has already enabled it in Windows 11 24H2 RTM
preview builds, suggesting the feature is likely coming this year
when the update rolls out to everyone.

When we asked Microsoft, the company confirmed to Windows Latest that
it recently adjusted the prerequisites to enable device encryption.

"We have adjusted (removal of Modern Standby/HSTI validation and
untrusted DMA ports check) to enable device encryption so that it is
automatically enabled when doing clean installs of Windows 11,"
Microsoft said in a statement.

As Microsoft explains in its documentation, Device Encryption uses
BitLocker to encrypt the data applied to all system drives. You must
backup your BitLocker key to your Microsoft account or save it to an
external USB disk. Without this, you cannot access your data.

Windows can request the BitLocker recovery key while resetting or
reinstalling the operating system. However, procuring the recovery
key can be challenging if the feature is enabled without the user's
approval. If you lose access to your Microsoft Account, you will also
lose access to the PC.

backup bitlocker recovery key manually in windows 11

BitLocker has a list of hardware requirements, including a TPM 1.2 or
newer chip and UEFI. Since Windows 11 checks for these changes during
installation, escaping BitLocker is impossible. However, there are
workarounds.

How to turn off automatic Device Encryption in Windows 11

During installation, you can disable Device Encryption using a
Registry hack:

 1. Press Shift + F10 to open the Command Prompt window. Type regedit
    and press Enter to launch Registry Editor.
 2. Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
    Control\BitLocker subkey.
 3. Right-click the empty side and select the New > Dword (32-bit)
    Value option from the context menu.
 4. Name the value "PreventDeviceEncryption".
 5. Set the value date to 1 and click on the OK button.
 6. Close the Registry Editor.

You can also create a bootable USB drive with Rufus. It can prepare a
modified Windows 11 installation media to bypass system requirements
and disable BitLocker.

disable bitlocker encryption using rufus in windows 11disable
bitlocker encryption using rufus in windows 11

With Rufus, you can interact with the GUI interface, which is more
accessible for less tech-savvy Windows users.

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