Solved Wds 11 upgraded..?


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Got Dell XPS 13 with 4gbram &500gb SSD , just upgraded to wds 11 and it hah weird sign on local disk ..
What's wrong .. should I concern ..???
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That icon means the drive's contents are encrypted, but the encryption is suspended, so anyone can see them. If you take the laptop out in public, I would leave encryption in place and finish the BitLocker process. If it never leaves your house, or it's just something you don't want to do, then disable BitLocker.

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pseymour said:
That icon means the drive's contents are encrypted, but the encryption is suspended, so anyone can see them. If you take the laptop out in public, I would leave encryption in place and finish the BitLocker process. If it never leaves your house, or it's just something you don't want to do, then disable BitLocker.

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Suspend or Resume BitLocker Protection for Drive in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to suspend (pause) or resume BitLocker protection for a drive encrypted by BitLocker or Device Encryption in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Device Encryption is a Windows feature that enables BitLocker encryption automatically for the Operating System drive and fixed...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com

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Turn Off BitLocker for Drive in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn off BitLocker for an encrypted drive in Windows 10 and Windows 11. BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately...
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I checked device Encryption , It said "LOCKED" but "icon" still there
Anyway .. it's all good
Thank you Pro ..
 

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Please open administrative command prompt and copy and paste:

manage-bde -status

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I got this once when installed a second Win11 build in a dual boot. When I booted back into my original OS partition, the hard drives were showing this symbol because Encryption was enabled in the other OS I just installed.

I disabled the encryption in Settings in the newly installed OS and that symbol went away in my original OS..
 

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jseeley said:
I got this once when installed a second Win11 build in a dual boot. When I booted back into my original OS partition, the hard drives were showing this symbol because Encryption was enabled in the other OS I just installed.

I disabled the encryption in Settings in the newly installed OS and that symbol went away in my original OS..
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I was thinking about that , since it's home pc .
All good
Thanks
 

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My laptop has an I3-1215U processor, so it's not super-speedy. Given that fact, I choose to disable Bitlocker. The laptop is never out of my possession, and is only used for the occasional trip. I noticed that my backups took about 25% longer with Bitlocker on the laptop, so I dispensed with it. My desktop computers don't go anywhere, so I don't see the utility of Bitlocker with those.
 

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