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Microsoft is enabling BitLocker device encryption by default on Windows 11 (www.theverge.com)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

You can still mount it to another machine if you have the key. It's an extra layer of pain in the ass, though.

I don't use an M$ account so if your key is backed up to the cloud (aside: can't wait to read the headline about when that gets breached) I don't personally know offhand how difficult it is to extricate your BitLocker keys from Microsoft.