220-1102 Question #98: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

A technician wants to enable BitLocker on a Windows 10 laptop and is unable to find the BitLocker Drive Encryption menu item in Control Panel. Which of the following explains why the technician unable to find this menu item?

Options

• AThe hardware does not meet BitLocker's minimum system requirements.
• BBitLocker was renamed for Windows 10.
• CBitLocker is not included on Windows 10 Home.
• DBitLocker was disabled in the registry of the laptop

Explanation

The technician cannot find the BitLocker Drive Encryption option because BitLocker is an encryption feature exclusive to Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions, and is not available in Windows 10 Home.

Common mistakes.

• A. While hardware requirements (like a TPM chip) are necessary for BitLocker functionality, the absence of the menu item itself usually indicates an edition limitation rather than a hardware non-compliance, which would typically give an error upon attempting to enable it.
• B. BitLocker's name has not significantly changed in Windows 10; it is still referred to as BitLocker Drive Encryption.
• D. While BitLocker can be managed or potentially disabled via the registry or Group Policy, the absence of the menu item strongly suggests it's not present due to the OS edition, rather than just being disabled.

Concept tested. Windows 10 editions and BitLocker availability

Reference. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-overview

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