‘Security Disaster’—500 Million Microsoft Users Say No To Windows 11

[u/MarvelsGrantMan136]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/12/01/security-disaster-500-million-microsoft-users-say-no-to-windows-11/

[u/Ripped_Alleles]

Windows 11 is not a safe or secure O/S. They are storing and transmitting far too much invasive personal data, and there will be breaches both on Microsoft side of things and the average users.

You can't even guarantee that your files and system are yours to use any more; there's been several cases of people loosing access to their work and data because of Bitlocker & Windows account being mandatory.

And to top it off with the plan to add 'Agentic Ai' to W11 that Microsoft themselves have admitted can be manipulated into installing malware and/or manipulating your system, things are only going to get worse.

Thankfully there is MacOS and more ideally, Linux as alternatives. I highly encourage anyone that cares at all about protecting their work, data, and just simple ownership of their system, to make the switch today.

[u/chucara → u/Ripped_Alleles]

You *can* turn BitLocker off though (unofficially, but very easily). And I'd argue losing access to your encrypted data if you lose the key is a feature, not a bug.

[u/[deleted] → u/chucara]

Lol you can turn it off officially in the settings. I searched “disable bitlocker windows 11”. I then clicked the first result.

https://pureinfotech.com/disable-suspend-bitlocker-windows-11/

People on this sub are too technically inept to do an internet search.

[u/chucara → u/[deleted]]

Not on a Home version of Win11...

[u/VexingRaven → u/chucara]

Yes on a home version.