It is, Secure boot and the TPM must both be enabled.
If you check Msinfo32 / “System Information” with admin rights, there is a “device encryption” listing that maybhave additional information.
There are rare instances where a device won’t support automatic encryption due to “Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected” which requires a registry tweak to work around
Thanks very much. I’ve been using veracrypt for years, it’s good to know that I have another option (especially to simplify things for family members).
For devices with a TPM, this has literally been the case since Windows 10 1803 back in 2018.
But that’s not the case for Windows Home, is it? The FDE setting just takes me to a page to upgrade to Pro. My laptop does have TPM.
It is, Secure boot and the TPM must both be enabled.
If you check Msinfo32 / “System Information” with admin rights, there is a “device encryption” listing that maybhave additional information.
There are rare instances where a device won’t support automatic encryption due to “Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected” which requires a registry tweak to work around
And there it is in msinfo!
Thanks very much. I’ve been using veracrypt for years, it’s good to know that I have another option (especially to simplify things for family members).