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Don't mess up secure boot with bitlocker (lemmy.zip)
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https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-24h2-will-enable-bitlocker-encryption-for-everyone-happens-on-both-clean-installs-and-reinstalls

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

When using Opal (hardware encryption), it locks down the drive. Not even a secure erase would wipe/release the damn thing.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago
[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

It would have if I actually had the PSID 🥲

It was an expensive lesson to take photos of my new drives and store the PSID and serial numbers in KeePass.

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