Data Encryption

Question

Hello,

I have an ASUS laptop (vivobook_asuslaptop x512ja f512ja) that I am currently running windows 11 on and it is less than a year old. I am trying to turn on data encryption but it doesn't give me the option to turn on data encryption in the settings and I can't find bitlocker anywhere on the laptop either. I checked system info to see what was wrong with encryption and found this error: Device Encryption Support    Reasons for failed automatic device encryption: Hardware Security Test Interface failed and device is not Modern Standby, Un-allowed DMA capable bus/device(s) detected. I made sure that TPM 2.0 was turned on and am unsure of what else to try to fix this issue.

Answer 1

Eli,

We can check each of the necessary components for Encryption, follow the links:

DEP

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/what-...

Secure Boot:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ena...

UEFI

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/pro...

TPM 2

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ena...

Let me know if works

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/tur....

Answer 2

It is unfortunately running on Windows Home Edition. Is there any alternative options to get device encryption. I know that my acer laptop has limited device encryption even though it runs on Windows 11 home edition too.

Images from the ACER laptop below:

Answer 3

Which version of Windows 11 do you use?

I ask this because Bitlocker is not available in Windows 11 Home edition.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/tur....

Answer 4

So this is what I got back

Answer 5

Run the command, what was the return?