Turn Off Auto Device Encryption in Windows 11

For windows 24H2 Installs

https://www.windowslatest.com/2024/05/08/microsoft-confirms-windows-11-24h2-turns-on-device-encryption-by-default

During installation, you can disable Device Encryption using a Registry hack:

  1. Press Shift + F10 to open the Command Prompt window. Type regedit and press Enter to launch Registry Editor.
  2. Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BitLocker subkey.
  3. Right-click the empty side and select the New > Dword (32-bit) Value option from the context menu.
  4. Name the value “PreventDeviceEncryption”.
  5. Set the value date to 1 and click on the OK button.
  6. Close the Registry Editor.