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by IggleSniggle 1792 days ago
But doesn’t Windows 10 ship with device encryption? Ie full disk encryption? I thought that’s exactly what this was, which is what I’m not understanding. How can you see data if the device is encrypted?
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withinboredom 1792 days ago
It isn't enabled by default, you have to turn it on. It also isn't included in the home edition at all.
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staticman2 1792 days ago
Windows home supports device encryption if you meet certain hardware requirements. (A TPM 2.0 chip, apparently) My laptop doesn't meet those requirements so I've never looked into it further.

Windows pro supports encryption with all hardware.

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