Microsoft holds users data and pcs hostage with bitlocker.

[kojack]

So, I was just reading about the bitlocker bull.  So MS holds your pc hostage with bitlocker encryption so if you have to install a new drive, or want to upgrade, the data on your current drive is locked and unable to be read unless you get a passcode from them?  that's next level.  

 

 

[Aaron44126]

You can get the passcode yourself right out of the BitLocker control panel. It is also stored in your Microsoft account, assuming that you set one up and use it to log in to your PC, and you can fetch it through a browser. The idea is simply to prevent someone who steals your system from being able to access your data, and I’m not really sure how they could do disk encryption better, a trivial workaround would defeat the purpose. Though I agree that activating it by default without informing the user of what is going on first is not the best approach.

[kojack]

2 hours ago, Aaron44126 said:

You can get the passcode yourself right out of the BitLocker control panel. It is also stored in your Microsoft account, assuming that you set one up and use it to log in to your PC, and you can fetch it through a browser. The idea is simply to prevent someone who steals your system from being able to access your data, and I’m not really sure how they could do disk encryption better, a trivial workaround would defeat the purpose. Though I agree that activating it by default without informing the user of what is going on first is not the best approach.

Yes, I had to go through it with my moms laptop.  It's a huge inconvenience.  Plus, I am ditching windows for security reasons too.  They like scraping your data and sending it to places like McAfee, and other third party bidders.  I don't have McAfee on my systems why is my data going to them.  NO THANKS.  I broke the news to my son who has autism and does not like change that change is coming on his gaming PC.  For the better however.