Update BIOS Suspend BitLocker on Windows Home? Really?

Question

On the instructions for updating BIOS, it says, "Before updating the BIOS, ensure that you suspend BitLocker encryption on a BitLocker-enabled system. If BitLocker is not enabled on your system, you can ignore this step"

I have Windows 10 Home, which does have BitLocker encryption (although I thought it was only for Windows 10 PRO). I know because there is a key, and when I tried to boot into safe mode recently, I was asked to enter my BitLocker key.

But, on Windows 10 Home, there is no 'suspend' option. I can only either turn encryption on or off. If I turn it off, it will decrypt the entire drive (that's what it says anyway).

So the question: Do I need to turn this encryption off? Or does this not apply to systems with Windows 10 Home Drive Encryption?

Thank you,

Josh

Mary G · Answer

Home version does not have bitlocker. Did you install a third party encryption program?

Check your version by opening Settings, System, About.

See this-- How to enable device encryption on Windows 10 Home | Windows Central

blob007 · Answer

@Mary G wrote:

Home version does not have bitlocker.

This statement seems to only hold for Microsoft's own Windows images. It seems like Dell's version (even if it's a Windows Home) may well come with BitLocker on (e.g., my did). See here: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000124701/automatic-windows-device-encryption-bitlocker-on-dell-systems

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Update BIOS Suspend BitLocker on Windows Home? Really?

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