this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2024
1 points (100.0% liked)

Windows

402 readers
1 users here now

For all things Windows.

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
1
Windows 11 24H2 reduces BitLocker eligibility, turns on automatic encryption for more PCs (www.windowslatest.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
4 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I haven’t used Windows much in a long time but am helping my dad set up a new computer. The end of the article talks about disabling BitLocker and presents it like that’s a good thing. Is BitLocker not a good encryption to use?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

IMO, it's fine and good, but it is something you should opt into. If you know what's going on and know to backup your recovery keys, or just make normal backups, then all is well. But if you are unprepared it's fairly easy for you to end up locked out of your data in a lot of scenarios where it would have been recoverable without bitlocker turned on.