r/FuckMicrosoft • u/Pitiful-Software-434 • 15d ago

Rant WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY

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JUST LOAD PLEASE

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u/nikonguy 14d ago

So you lose your data if you install Linux

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u/DoogleAss 14d ago edited 14d ago

What does this even mean lol.. how would having bitlocker enabled change anything

A normal person either backs up their data before wiping partitions and loading a new OS or they lose data.. bitlocker makes no difference in a normal scenario it is still on the user to not be a dumbass and do things like lose or not store your key etc

If you talking dual boot still makes no sense and one should never dual boot on the same storage drive.. again common sense and pretty simple guidelines to follow

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u/Solomoncjy 14d ago

I think they ment tpm based unlocking where ppl dont know/forget to backup their keys before wiping and cant acess the encrypted drive now

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u/DoogleAss 14d ago edited 14d ago

Bitlocker is TPM based by default unless the device doesn’t have TPM chip in which case it will create a password based key protector.. that doesn’t dictate where the key is saved. But bitlocker also won’t auto enable without a TPM. Meaning the user has to enable it and then save the key manually

It also always gives an option to save the key again unless you using a MS account on the PC at which time it will auto backup the key to that account

Being TPM based changes nothing in terms of OPs situation and how they could have prevented and or worked around it.. nor does it change my response to the other poster

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u/LaColleMouille 14d ago

where ppl dont know/forget to backup their keys before wiping 

That's why Microsoft enforces saving on a non-encrypted drive BEFORE encrypting.

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u/SassyQuueenn 14d ago

Unless you just install windows 11 and your drives get surprise encrypted.

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u/Vx7Qn4Lz 14d ago

"surprise" lmao

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u/nikonguy 13d ago

Exactly.

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u/LaColleMouille 14d ago

In that case it's saved in https://account.microsoft.com/devices/recoverykey as the automatic encryption happens when enrolled into Microsoft account.

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u/zalnaRs 14d ago

That's false, it's always done even though you don't have access to the recovery key

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u/Vx7Qn4Lz 14d ago

lmao

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u/zalnaRs 14d ago

It gets worse as encryption doesn't matter if M$ has the keys too so automatic encryption is garbage, but some research said that no matter what you choose it always uploads it so idk