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An IT technician is setting up standalone desktop computers for a medical clinic's administrative staff. Compliance policies require full-disk encryption using BitLocker on internal system drives. The computers will not be joined to an Active Directory domain or managed by a centralized MDM solution. Which Windows 11 edition is the MINIMUM edition required to natively support BitLocker Drive Encryption?

  1. A
    Windows 11 Home
  2. Windows 11 ProCevap
  3. C
    Windows 11 Enterprise
  4. D
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations

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Windows 11 Pro is the minimum edition required because full BitLocker Drive Encryption is supported natively starting in the Pro edition.
Windows 11 Pro is the lowest (minimum) edition that natively includes full BitLocker Drive Encryption for volume management on standalone or enterprise systems.

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1
Identify the mandatory feature required by the clinic's policy.
Full BitLocker Drive Encryption is specified as a core security requirement for internal system drives.
Security compliance dictates data encryption at rest.
2
Evaluate the baseline Windows 11 edition feature set for encryption.
Windows 11 Home only supports limited Device Encryption and lacks full BitLocker administration.
Distinguishing between basic Device Encryption in Home and full BitLocker management in higher editions.
3
Determine the lowest-tier Windows 11 edition that includes full BitLocker capability.
Windows 11 Pro is the entry-level commercial edition supporting BitLocker, Domain Join, and RDP hosting.
Selecting higher editions such as Enterprise or Pro for Workstations is unnecessary unless specialized features like AppLocker or multi-CPU support are required.

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