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    Microsoft secured my files! (lemmy.world)
    submitted 5 days ago by yesman@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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    Back in January Microsoft encrypted all my hard drives without saying anything. I was playing around with a dual boot yesterday and somehow aggravated Secureboot. So my C: panicked and required a 40 character key to unlock.

    Your key is backed up to the Microsoft account associated with your install. Which is considerate to the hackers. (and saved me from a re-install) But if you've got an unactivated copy, local account, or don't know your M$ account credentials, your boned.

    Control Panel > System Security > Bitlocker Encryption.

    BTW, I was aware that M$ was doing this and even made fun of the effected users. Karma.

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    [–] Asswardbackaddict@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (5 children)

    I got into coding in the last few days. I have a project. Bumping into this while I'm trying to learn this shit? Fuck me. You know, we could just stop using money

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    [–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

    Alright, lol, I'll be the guy

    Hey OP, ever heard of Linux?

    [–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    Thank you for the word of warning. Does this affect Windows 10 as well?

    [–] yesman@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    Does this affect Windows 10 as well

    IDK. 10 has bitlocker, so I'd check.

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    [–] Mwa@lemm.ee 16 points 5 days ago (5 children)

    Why cant windows copy luks and let you choose your own password

    [–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    because people will set hunter2 and be done with it.

    [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

    How did you get my password?

    [–] Achsonaja@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago

    All I see is *******. What do you see?

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    [–] DimFisher@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (4 children)

    I still don't understand why there is no other mainstream os in competition alongside MS except IOs, I wouldn't call Linux mainstream of course, don't you think that's a bit weird?!

    [–] spicehoarder@lemm.ee 12 points 4 days ago (8 children)

    Microsoft is almost good as dead. These days, Linux takes just as much maintenance as XP used to. They've got maybe 5 years left until laptops start shipping with alternatives to Windows. My bet is it's going to be SteamOS.

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    [–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 6 points 4 days ago (4 children)

    MS abused its monopoly in the 90s. The Clinton administration was too lenient, then the Bush admin kowtowed completely. Now, there's largely no chance for another operating system to compete.

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    [–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

    When I switched to a new CPU I got a bit locker message and it was one of my biggest computer scares ever. I couldn't remember if the shop that assembled my pc would have enabled it or not. And wasn't available to contact.

    I had to take a risk. If I continued there was a 50 50 chance my shit would have been bricked. Thankfully. That shop had the foresight to NOT randomly enable features the client didn't ask for

    [–] squozenode@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

    I ran into a similar problem after a bios update.

    Turns out "this update may wipe out your bitlocker key" also means "if you don't have bitlocker turned on, it'll just wipe out your windows key."

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