BitLocker is officially only available for Windows 10/11 Pro. However, the tool is actually also included in the Home versions, just hidden.

I'm not sure exactly how much Windows 10 Home currently supports BitLocker when it comes to accessing an encrypted USB drive. If I have a USB drive that's ...

1] Add/Remove Turn BitLocker on You can add or remove the Turn on BitLocker context menu from all fixed, OS, and removable drives for all users in Windows 10.

This policy setting is applied when you turn on BitLocker for the OS drive. In this post, we will show you how to enable or disable if enhanced startup PINs are used with BitLocker in Windows 11/10.

As users of Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise have access to, and will likely use, the full-disk encryption BitLocker feature, Microsoft has acted quickly.

Toggle the button off beside Device encryption to disable BitLocker encryption on your Windows 11 Home PC. Click on Turn off in the Turn off device encryption prompt you see.

Windows 10 tip: Protect removable storage devices with BitLocker encryption Do you use a USB flash drive, MicroSD card, or portable hard drive to keep backups of important files?