No, and by default the keys are stored on the disk so it's not actually secure.
If you open the BitLocker control panel applet your drive(s) will be labelled as "Bitlocker waiting for activation".
If you open the BitLocker control panel applet your drive(s) will be labelled as "Bitlocker waiting for activation".
Microsoft themselves [1] say:
> If a device uses only local accounts, then it remains unprotected even though the data is encrypted.
There is a further condition: if you explicitly enable bitlocker then the key is no longer stored on the disk and it is secure.
When I run "manage-bde -status" on my laptop it says "Key Protectors: None found". If the TPM was being used that would be listed.
Have you tried plugging the disk or ssd from your old laptop into another computer?
[1]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/operating...