Windows 11 24H2 reduces BitLocker eligibility, turns on automatic encryption for more PCs - eviltoast
  • jqubed@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    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?

    • KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      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.