Microsoft recently confirmed that the Windows 11 24H2 update turns the Device Encryption by default. This version of the update …
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You are 1000% correct, this will and has resulted in data loss with some of my clients. Often they'll say, "but you CAN get the data back can't you?" when I say no, not without the Bitlocker key, "Bitlocker key…what's that !?"
Yup. Better use backup services daily
I find it so ironic how people talk about how moving to Linux is such a hassle and they rather stay on Windows where everything just works … And then they end up having to jump hoops just to turn off some weird configuration Microsoft wants to impose… Again.
Don't get me wrong, I am not judging, I actually did the same. But I got tired of playing digital Sisyphus, bit the bullet and never looked back since. I am okay with loosing some Steam games compatibility rather than to keep tolerating whatever this is. At least now most dumb decisions affecting my computer are actually mine.
Well shitโฆ
Thanx for the video. I discovered this when I ran up a Win 11 24h2 VM where I needed to increase the drive size and discovered that I couldn't change it because of drive encryption. I have to
unencrypt the drive before I could change it. This is going to be a real pain for a lot of unsuspecting users.
Microsoft: We have noticed that people do not like what we are doing with Windows 11. To prevent users from switching to other operating systems such as Linux, ChromeOS, and macOS, as many of you are, we will make all your data accessible only by computers using our operating system. By using BitLocker, we plan to protect your data from yourself leaving our ecosystem.
This is a feature!
I'm actually sad at the fate of windows , the intent wasn't malicious , it's just that if the user knows nothing about bitlocker , they porbably don't need it at all .
remember , that'll only work on pro and enterprise , home isn't affected , 23H2 isn't affected , freaking windows 10 isn't affected !
When i got a new Laptop i instantly disabled tpm and Reinstalled the os. I dont need that on my private device. Microsoft can try its best to enable encryption. My Main PC still has Windows 10 and this will Go on for a Long time
Outside of the subject but i really liked your accent and prounonciation and want to ask is it british or american one
So many people I help do not remember their passwords or where they put the paper with their passwords.
The narrator sounds AI generatedโฆ
5 months ago , my MSI Katana had a firmware update after which this Bitlocker Screen was presented which scared the hell outta me๐ข๐ข๐ข
Luckily I had my Bitlocker key printed so I didn't suffer any data loss.
BUT THE FACT IS THAT ALL THIS WHILE , BITLOCKER WAS TOGGLED OFF๐ ๐ ๐
It's stuff like this that's making me wait till the next version of windows.
If Microsoft is turning on BitLocker even for the HOME version of Windows 11, and the Home Version users will have NO WAY AT ALL of getting their BitLocker key, then this is the most EVIL bait-and-switch I have ever seen! Microsoft, it seems, wants ALL users of Windows 11 Home to upgrade to Windows 11 Pro! This is an EVIL way to force Windows 11 Home users to upgrade to Pro just to avoid having to reformat their hard drives and reinstall Windows whenever they encounter that dreaded BitLocker Screen!
time to switch to linux xD windows 11 is just utter garbage ngl
I cannot stress this enough,
back up your data.
Be sure to use a non-Windows drive.
That's why I'll stick to Windows 10
Lucky that I have windows11 home
I do not understand why people are so shocked ? It does it already for years.
i have windows 10
I have bitlocker on al the time. to protect my data as im worried about people hacking my computer so i keep on. and yes i saved the recovery key. i also have macos bitlocker on too. and recovery key saved and my accounts locked with bitlocker. so recovery key to sigh into my profile is required
Way past time to ditch Microsoft
fun fact: the BitLocker encryption and decryption key is actually stored on the EFI firmware itself directly.
What about Win 10 people???
I think BitLocker encryption obligation will be a group policy. It's likely we will have an option to disable and enable the BitLocker encryption obligation from the group policy.
Hahahahahahahahaha Great! ๐
Does Microsoft provide a key? Do you have to pay?
me who uses windows 10: ๐ช
You will not believe how much of a big deal 'Microsoft saving the bitlocker decryption key in your Microsoft Account' is.
Microsoft WILL force you to sign in with a Microsoft account and if you log out, you will lose the key and your data is lost.
There might also come a time when you aren't allowed to view the bitlocker decryption key and only have it stored in your Microsoft account, somewhere.
Basically this is all a matter of tracking and control. Microsoft should try pulling this shit off with Windiws Server and enterprise companies who have 0 tolerance for shitty software.
Use Linux. Virtualize older versions of Windows when you need them or get used to the alternatives on Linux. Support software on Linux financially and suggest features from Windows' software that should be added to imprve it.
Sotring the key in your Microsoft account is NOT the safest place to put it. Of your account is hacked, hackers can obtain the key. There are 2 better solutions:
1. Just don't bother with the whole bitlocker encryption bs
2. Store it on a local password database ON A SEPERATE DEVICE, such as your phone. With something like Keepass
3. Or print it
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Windows 1124 H2 update may cause data loss for Windows users due to the bit Locker encryption requirement.
I am so glad that I still and for always keep using Windows 10, this sounds horrible.. the idea of locking my data, which is on my PC, in my house, because I have to defend it from "someone".. as if I have data I need to protect.
I had to deal with this a week ago. Coworker's laptop got borked (wouldn't POST), got sent in for repair, came back with a bitlocker prompt. He didn't have the key, or a backup, or knew what bitlocker was. He lost the exam data for the entire semester and the best I could tell him was to yell at the repair shop and/or Microsoft.
Bitlocker encryption is a security benefit. However, Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 11, is privacy-invasive.
Microsoft, along with many, many big international companies, treat customers like garbage, and see them as cash cows and source of personal data.
Microsoft core ๐
And THAT! Is why i'm staying with Windows 10.
Another option: you can choose to save the Bitlocker key to a file on your hard drive, then upload it to your email address and categorize it under a container so you will always have the key as an attachment on an email account! ๐ค
i remember back when i was like 10 y/o my old laptop got locked up via bitlocker. i managed to find the key but i couldnt unlock my laptop bc i had used my 5gb of onedrive storage (or some shit). such bs. i had to buy a new laptop bc of it.
Next up: buys computer, installs windows, computer now a property of microsoft.
I bet the whole solar system it's not gonna be as simple as "find the key and enter it". Large companies are beyond incompetent! Even if you save it, it's gonna get buried in the deepest pits of your Microsoft account and have it's location changed every 5 seconds to make online guides worthless. They are gonna give it a different name, so you'd spend half an hour Googling if it's the thing you're looking for. Best part: it's gonna glitch and not even work. You'll spend a whole day on that. Don't mark my words because it's gonna be even worse than I could ever predict.
Is this only happening with Windows 11 or also with Windows 10?
I like how many Linux installers do it. They *ASK* the user if they want to enable full disk encryption.
Auto enabled Bitlocker is a good thing. It isn't Microsoft's problems that peoples and corporations are idiots.
I disabled bitlocker day 1
I have Bitlocker installed and it's definitely the finickiest feature on Windows. One wrong move and you can say bye-bye to your data. I managed to avoid a few losses by knowing how to handle such cases, but I doubt the average Win11 user can do the same thing
This is why i still use windows 10
Alright guys, time to switch to linux once and for all