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How to encrypt your PC's disk without giving the keys to Microsoft (arstechnica.com)
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[–] skyin7@feddit.org 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

is the answer a local account?

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months 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.

[–] chmod_700@feddit.org 0 points 7 months ago

With Linux and LUKS. 😉

[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 0 points 7 months ago

TL;DR: Use Linux.