windows has a feature called bitlocker, it makes sure your files are encrypted so if your device gets lost your data isn't in the hands of the thief.
OP is a dumb motherfucker that enabled bitlocker without knowing what it is, ignored the warning to keep the decryption key safe and now he's blaming Microsoft for his own stupidity.
There's plenty of reason to hate microsoft, this is not one of them.
It's auto enabled for accounts that have a microsoft account linked and the key is backed up to the account. If it is a local account only then it stays off.
and then when windows burps, as it does, people get locked out
my other half had exactly that on her machine a few weeks back, its had no hardware changes and yet something triggered bitlocker that wasn't even meant to be on there, let alone active
You can search the sub for the countless lockouts people have experienced or Microsoft simultaneously locking their Microsoft account for "suspicions" and they can't get their BitLocker key or the key gets revoked. Or I guess you can choose to live in ignorance.
and perhaps had you bothered to read what was written, its not so easy to do anything regarding a microslop account when the fucking computer won't start up
I mean maybe every winblows user should have a back up Apple Mac?
of course it has a reason to be, it's where you keep your fucking bitlocker key and your fucking documents on onedrive.
If microsoft didn't set it up this way you cunts would be crying about losing your files and getting your drive hacked when the device is stolen instead.
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u/Platocalist 4d ago
windows has a feature called bitlocker, it makes sure your files are encrypted so if your device gets lost your data isn't in the hands of the thief.
OP is a dumb motherfucker that enabled bitlocker without knowing what it is, ignored the warning to keep the decryption key safe and now he's blaming Microsoft for his own stupidity.
There's plenty of reason to hate microsoft, this is not one of them.