{"id":16208,"date":"2020-07-25T22:20:45","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T22:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=16208"},"modified":"2020-07-25T22:20:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T22:20:45","slug":"turn-on-device-encryption-in-windows-10-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/turn-on-device-encryption-in-windows-10-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Turn On Device Encryption in Windows 10 Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/enable-bitlocker-on-windows-10-os-drive\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BitLocker<\/a> is not available on Windows 10 Home, you can still use a similar feature called &#8220;device encryption&#8221; to protect your data from unauthorized access. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to check if your computer supports device encryption, and walk you through the steps to turn on device encryption in Windows 10 Home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Part 1: Check if Your PC Supports Device Encryption<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Device encryption is usually available on most tablets or 2-in-1 laptops running Windows 10. These are the hardware requirements for device encryption:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0 or higher<\/li>\n<li>Modern Standby support<\/li>\n<li>UEFI firmware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The easiest way to check if your PC supports device encryption is by using the System Information tool. Follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <strong>Search<\/strong> box in the taskbar and enter &#8220;system information&#8221;. When the results appear, select the System Information app and click on the &#8220;<strong>Run as administrator<\/strong>&#8221; option.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-system-information-app.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"458\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-system-information-app.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/open-system-information-app-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>At the bottom of the <strong>System Summary<\/strong> window, look for the &#8220;<strong>Device Encryption Support<\/strong>&#8221; item. If the value says <strong>Meets prerequisites<\/strong>, then device encryption is available on your PC.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/device-encryption-support.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"370\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/device-encryption-support.png 575w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/device-encryption-support-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Part 2: Turn on Device Encryption<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your PC meets the hardware requirements, you can proceed to enable device encryption on Windows 10 home by following these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows key + I to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-pc-settings-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">launch the Settings app<\/a>. Click on the <strong>Update &amp; Security<\/strong> category.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/update-and-security.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/update-and-security.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/update-and-security-300x184.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Device encryption<\/strong> from the left pane, and click on the <strong>Turn on<\/strong> button on the right side. Windows will begin encrypting all current and future files automatically.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/turn-on-device-encryption.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/turn-on-device-encryption.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/turn-on-device-encryption-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> \tIf you&#8217;re logged in with a local account, Windows may prompt you to convert to Microsoft online account before turning on device encryption so it can upload your recovery key to OneDrive. This can help recover your files in case you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/knowledge\/forgot-windows-password.html\">forgot Windows password<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although BitLocker is not available on Windows 10 Home, you can still use a similar feature called &#8220;device encryption&#8221; to protect your data from unauthorized access. 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