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When I turn on my laptop, a window pops up in the middle of the screen from the EFS Rekey Wizard, saying that this version of Windows does not support the Encrypting File System. How can I fix it?
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Hello,
Thank you for posting in the Microsoft Community Forums.
It only works if your computer's hardware supports EFS.
Please refer to the following links: Windows 11 home device encryption - Microsoft Community
I hope the information above is helpful.
Best regards
Yanhong Liu
