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Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11 (www.theverge.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Keys are backed up to their MS account by default.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

local accounts only

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

It’s hard for the average windows user to make a local account

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Unless you don't have an MS account or only set up a dummy account just to get the stupid OS to activate and have never used once since.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Wel then, either get a Microsoft account that you remember the password to or don't use Windows since they are pushing hard for this type of security. Linux is completely free for people who don't like the way Windows is heading towards.