Tested: Windows 11 Pro’s On-By-Default Encryption Slows SSDs Up to 45%::Windows 11 Pro defaults to BitLocker being turned on, using software encryption. We’ve tested the Samsung 990 Pro with hardware encryption to show how the various modes impact performance, and how muc
Windows 11 Home does have BitLocker, it’s just a very simplified version of BitLocker without most of the options. Like it’s basically just on or off in the settings, no way to manually backup the key or anything else. But changing certain things will trigger the enter BitLocker key screen at boot.
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From your article:
Difference between Device Encryption and BitLocker
Both are fundamentally the same, but there are some differences between Device Encryption and BitLocker on Windows. The limitation with Device Encryption is that you have no options to configure and no way to require preboot-authentication – you have to rely on the TPM chip alone.
I’m pretty sure it just uses BitLocker under the hood and doesn’t let you configure some things:
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Just checked an 11 Home computer that has Device Encryption turned on:
Get-BitLockerVolume reports that it is on for the main drive with RecoveryPassword and Tpm protectors.
It’s definitely just a rebranded, less featured BitLocker.
