[NAME]  Disabling encryption doesn't create any problems around cloning or security on its own, apart from the fact that the data is of course no longer encrypted and therefore would be readable by others.  But if re-enable encryption on the new drive afterward, then you'll be ok again.  At that point the only considerations will be the old drive that will be left unencrypted and the contents of the Acronis image file itself.I've definitely upgraded systems to SSDs and more memory in the past and it does make a substantial difference, so I think that's a reasonable plan, but if you don't specifically need features of Windows 10 Pro, then I would leave that particular upgrade out.  It can always be done later, of course.  A Home to Pro upgrade within the same version of Windows (i.e. Win10) is a quick and easy process.Good luck!
Hi, After slow laptop complaints my daughter's Vostro15 3568 needs an SSD, 8Gb RAM and an update of Dell Windows 10 Home to Windows 10 Pro. I plan to backup the existing whole drive using Acronis, retaining all partition info, user files, info before fitting a new SSD and restoring info and maybe partitions?. However, although comfortable with a lot of 'old' Windows procedures I am totally new to MS BitLocker - even a changing of Secure Boot years ago holds a bad memory - and so don't want to mess up when carrying out changes.   Questions and Advice please First part revolves around Acronis backing up everything - even before any cloning.... I assume my Acronis CD cannot read the OS partition because BitLocker won't let it. If I temporarily turn off Device Encryption in Settings will that be enough to temporarily allow booting Acronis recovery to backup the whole disk including OS partition, plus allow me to simply turn it on afterwards by using Device Encryption in Settings) without any loss or problem? I assume that after turning off Bitlocker without making any changes to Secure Boot I can boot to the Acronis CD by using F12 in order to backup everything. Second part is about transferring data and sertting up on a new drive After the backup is found to be readable on another PC, I plan to fit a 1Tb SSD, install W10 Pro 'clean', before transferring data back from the backup.  I then plan to download the relevent Dell drivers. Thanks in advance for any help.  
Advice please re Vostro 15 3568 and my confusion re Secure boot, Bitlocker and 
Acronis.