Are there any issues with the clean installation of Windows 11 and activation?
Are there any issues with the clean installation of Windows 11 and activation?
Windows is already set up and enabled.
This version isn't Windows S; it comes bundled with Windows 10 Home.
Well, the BitLocker feature is largely out of the picture.
I don't know why it ended up this way, but it doesn't actually matter.
New Windows installations now come with BitLocker (Pro) or Device Encryption (Home), which is essentially BitLocker but with simpler setup options. I concur with @USAFRet that after reinstalling and connecting online, it will automatically activate. If you prefer not to have the buyer provide a license, you might need to follow the transfer instructions:
Given this is a laptop, the license follows the hardware.
You can't really use that OEM license elsewhere.
You might be correct, though I assumed it was possible that the user installed Windows directly, perhaps with a retail license, since it wasn't clearly stated. Now, the user would also understand the reason.
For most everyday users, installing Windows requires them to establish or connect to a Microsoft account. During this process, the system will send the BitLocker recovery key to the account, which remains available for retrieval whenever access is maintained.
I am doing that now. But I've been reading about device encryption and it's even more confusing. Several sources mention it's linked to a Microsoft account. Once you log in with your Microsoft account, the encryption key becomes connected to that account. On this laptop, after a clean install, I haven't logged into a Microsoft account either. I'm using a local account here, and I don't have any encryption keys tied to my Microsoft account. How does device encryption still protect the laptop? During the Windows 11 setup, I didn't connect to the internet and used the bypassnro command to avoid that requirement.