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> At least Microscum can't yet lock one out of their own PC or laptop at this stage. tell that to the people that received the dreaded Bitlocker unlock screen
by blibble 1y ago
> At least Microscum can't yet lock one out of their own PC or laptop at this stage.
tell that to the people that received the dreaded Bitlocker unlock screen after a broken windows update
key is... stored in your MS account
- hedora 1y agoI have a windows 8 phone that’s up to 30 days between pin guesses. I probably should give up and recycle it.
- southernplaces7 1y agoBut can you not remove the PIN screen entirely if you have access?
- deafpolygon 1y agoIt's probably the first PIN you thought you tried. Not speaking from experience, or anything.
- nine_k 1y agoBitLocker has rescue codes, or something. I remember using them in such a situation. It was a corporate machine, and I had been instructed to obtain the rescue codes the first thing upon receiving it.
- southernplaces7 1y agoI... wasn't aware of that particular tidbit, but all the more worrisome. At least it was a genuine error and not part of a deliberate Microshit policy of enforcing the ability to lock one's computer down.