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Don't mess up secure boot with bitlocker (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/linuxmemes
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https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-24h2-will-enable-bitlocker-encryption-for-everyone-happens-on-both-clean-installs-and-reinstalls

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[–] pivot_root 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I had this happen to me with a hardware-encrypted bitlocker drive. I was forced to buy a new SSD, actually.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You couldn't reformat?

[–] pivot_root 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

When using Opal (hardware encryption), it locks down the drive. Not even a secure erase would wipe/release the damn thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] pivot_root 2 points 1 week ago

It would have if I actually had the PSID 🥲

It was an expensive lesson to take photos of my new drives and store the PSID and serial numbers in KeePass.