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

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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 ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
With Linux and LUKS. 😉

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xxce2AAb@feddit.dk ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
TL;DR: Use Linux.

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skyin7@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
is the answer a local account?

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- slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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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