moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWindows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forcedWindows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forced BitLocker encryptionwww.neowin.netexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWindows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forcedWindows 11 users reportedly losing data due to Microsoft's forced BitLocker encryptionwww.neowin.netmoe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squareSynapse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoBitlocker encrypts your drive, not single files. Once the computer is booted up, it’s completely transparent to the user.
minus-squarePsythik@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoBut my PC doesn’t even have a password. So how can my files be encrypted? I thought a password was manditory for file encryption to work.
minus-squarecy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoTPM keys, and without your knowledge
Bitlocker encrypts your drive, not single files. Once the computer is booted up, it’s completely transparent to the user.
But my PC doesn’t even have a password. So how can my files be encrypted? I thought a password was manditory for file encryption to work.
TPM keys, and without your knowledge