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How to encrypt your PC's disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨nemeski@mander.xyz⁩ to ⁨windows@sopuli.xyz⁩

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/how-to-encrypt-your-pcs-disk-without-giving-the-keys-to-microsoft/

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  • chmod_700@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    With Linux and LUKS. 😉

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  • xxce2AAb@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    TL;DR: Use Linux.

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  • skyin7@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    is the answer a local account?

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    • slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Oddly no. You can have a MS account and not send the keys to MS but that will require a full decryption and encryption of your drive if it’s already encrypted.

      This also assumes you are running Pro.

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