▲ 135 ▼ Windows 11 24H2 will enable BitLocker encryption for everyone — happens on both clean installs and reinstalls (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 2 years ago by dvdnet62@feddit.nl to c/technology@lemmy.ml 68 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] crusty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 2 years ago (1 child) As someone working in end-user technical support this is gonna suck permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] taanegl@beehaw.org 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) "But I have unplugged it... yes, several times... I'll try again... oh, it works now... now to my real problem, Windows now asks me for a 64 character code..." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Been there, done that. I don't remember where I retrieved that code, but somehow I managed to do that. Maybe it was on Microsoft site loggin in with his credentials. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago It does makes sense if they encrypt your drive without telling you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] antler@feddit.rocks 2 points 2 years ago Still a positive in my eyes. Somebody gets their computer stolen, or sells a computer not knowing that files can be read/recovered from the hard drive, and they're protected. Unless you're thinking you're gonna get raided by the government or something it fits most use cases while still letting people who forget their password recover it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hopefully it's not news to them that they have some kind of Microsoft account, let alone know the credentials to it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago* Funny you say that, because that was the case. If I'm not wrong he logged into his work account, which used just once on his personal laptop and MS Windows decided to encrypt the drive and connect it to that account. Funny stuff. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] taanegl@beehaw.org 15 points 2 years ago* (1 child) "But I have unplugged it... yes, several times... I'll try again... oh, it works now... now to my real problem, Windows now asks me for a 64 character code..." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Been there, done that. I don't remember where I retrieved that code, but somehow I managed to do that. Maybe it was on Microsoft site loggin in with his credentials. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago It does makes sense if they encrypt your drive without telling you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] antler@feddit.rocks 2 points 2 years ago Still a positive in my eyes. Somebody gets their computer stolen, or sells a computer not knowing that files can be read/recovered from the hard drive, and they're protected. Unless you're thinking you're gonna get raided by the government or something it fits most use cases while still letting people who forget their password recover it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hopefully it's not news to them that they have some kind of Microsoft account, let alone know the credentials to it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago* Funny you say that, because that was the case. If I'm not wrong he logged into his work account, which used just once on his personal laptop and MS Windows decided to encrypt the drive and connect it to that account. Funny stuff. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Been there, done that. I don't remember where I retrieved that code, but somehow I managed to do that. Maybe it was on Microsoft site loggin in with his credentials. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago It does makes sense if they encrypt your drive without telling you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] antler@feddit.rocks 2 points 2 years ago Still a positive in my eyes. Somebody gets their computer stolen, or sells a computer not knowing that files can be read/recovered from the hard drive, and they're protected. Unless you're thinking you're gonna get raided by the government or something it fits most use cases while still letting people who forget their password recover it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hopefully it's not news to them that they have some kind of Microsoft account, let alone know the credentials to it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago* Funny you say that, because that was the case. If I'm not wrong he logged into his work account, which used just once on his personal laptop and MS Windows decided to encrypt the drive and connect it to that account. Funny stuff. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] umbrella@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago It does makes sense if they encrypt your drive without telling you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] antler@feddit.rocks 2 points 2 years ago Still a positive in my eyes. Somebody gets their computer stolen, or sells a computer not knowing that files can be read/recovered from the hard drive, and they're protected. Unless you're thinking you're gonna get raided by the government or something it fits most use cases while still letting people who forget their password recover it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago It does makes sense if they encrypt your drive without telling you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] antler@feddit.rocks 2 points 2 years ago Still a positive in my eyes. Somebody gets their computer stolen, or sells a computer not knowing that files can be read/recovered from the hard drive, and they're protected. Unless you're thinking you're gonna get raided by the government or something it fits most use cases while still letting people who forget their password recover it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Hopefully it's not news to them that they have some kind of Microsoft account, let alone know the credentials to it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago* Funny you say that, because that was the case. If I'm not wrong he logged into his work account, which used just once on his personal laptop and MS Windows decided to encrypt the drive and connect it to that account. Funny stuff. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrSoup@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago* Funny you say that, because that was the case. If I'm not wrong he logged into his work account, which used just once on his personal laptop and MS Windows decided to encrypt the drive and connect it to that account. Funny stuff. permalink fedilink source parent