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You actually can configure Bitlocker to accept a passphrase instead but the option isn't easy to find. https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-bitlocker-encrypt

• e12e 8y ago
  Now that you mention it, I was actually aware of this possibility. But it feels a little counter-intuitive to disable security hw in order to get secure encryption. I consider it a pretty awful state, when what you probably want: no way to decrypt drive contents based only on what you get when you steal a laptop - the user has to go through extra work. I suppose I can understand the preference for a "secure" key storage protected by a pin - over a complex pass-phrase. But I don't understand why it's easy (or even possible) to activate bitlocker with a largely unprotected key in "safe" storage.