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December 27th, 2021 19:00
BIOS update windows 10 home bitlocker issue
Hello,
I own a Inspiron 5577 laptop computer (P57F003) and I recently installed extra ram, using both ram slots on the computer. I noticed that my computer is running slower, and I assumed this meant it needs a BIOS update.
However, this computer has windows 10 home edition installed on it. I cannot access the bitlocker management screen/console because this is windows 10 home edition. How do I disable bitlocker safely? I have to disable bitlocker before updating the BIOS otherwise every time I reboot my pc it will prompt me for a bitlock recovery key which I do not know how to find, and I really don't want to wipe my computer doing this. I am going off of this: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000125409/how-to-enable-or-disable-bitlocker-with-tpm-in-windows
I checked the status via command line (manage-bde -status) and got the following:
BitLocker Drive Encryption: Configuration Tool version 10.0.18362
Copyright (C) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Disk volumes that can be protected with
BitLocker Drive Encryption:
Volume C: [OS]
[OS Volume]
Size: 918.19 GB
BitLocker Version: None
Conversion Status: Fully Decrypted
Percentage Encrypted: 0.0%
Encryption Method: None
Protection Status: Protection Off
Lock Status: Unlocked
Identification Field: None
Key Protectors: None Found
Volume [NEWSSD1TB]
[Data Volume]
Size: 953.85 GB
BitLocker Version: None
Conversion Status: Fully Decrypted
Percentage Encrypted: 0.0%
Encryption Method: None
Protection Status: Protection Off
Lock Status: Unlocked
Identification Field: None
Automatic Unlock: Disabled
Key Protectors: None Found
Do I even need to worry about disabling bitlocker if none of my drives are encrypted? I have seen other windows 10 home users with bitlocker enabled for some reason so I am unsure. Am I good to go ahead with a BIOS update (through Dell) as is?
Thanks

