Back in January Microsoft encrypted all my hard drives without saying anything. I was playing around with a dual boot yesterday and somehow aggravated Secureboot. So my C: panicked and required a 40 character key to unlock.
Your key is backed up to the Microsoft account associated with your install. Which is considerate to the hackers. (and saved me from a re-install) But if you’ve got an unactivated copy, local account, or don’t know your M$ account credentials, your boned.
Control Panel > System Security > Bitlocker Encryption.
BTW, I was aware that M$ was doing this and even made fun of the effected users. Karma.
But wtf, all thiefs want is the device, why do they want photos of her grandson?
Is this serious? Grandsons’ photographs are not the only thing non-tech-savvy people keep on their laptops. Microsoft’s policies are not targeting this grandma specifically.
Ok then why are we discussing this scenario specifically?
Because you asked.
No because the other guy proposed that it locks more people out of their data than saves them from data theft