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I don’t understand. What’s the point of having an encrypted disk if it can be decrypted by any old USB-loaded OS?
by IggleSniggle 5y ago
I don’t understand. What’s the point of having an encrypted disk if it can be decrypted by any old USB-loaded OS?
- selfhoster11 5y agoA user password doesn't enable encryption. Bitlocker or another Full Disk Encryption solution is what you would want to use. If you can see the data, that means it's not encrypted.
- IggleSniggle 5y agoBut doesn’t Windows 10 ship with device encryption? Ie full disk encryption? I thought that’s exactly what this was, which is what I’m not understanding. How can you see data if the device is encrypted?
- withinboredom 5y agoIt isn't enabled by default, you have to turn it on. It also isn't included in the home edition at all.
- staticman2 5y agoWindows home supports device encryption if you meet certain hardware requirements. (A TPM 2.0 chip, apparently) My laptop doesn't meet those requirements so I've never looked into it further. Windows pro supports encryption with all hardware.