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How to encrypt your PC's disk without giving the keys to Microsoft
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2026
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Sure, you can buy Windows 11 Pro and follow these steps, or just install any modern Linux distro and tick the box "encrypt disk" in the installer.
The best part of Linux is the schadenfreude of watching Microsoft turn windows more and more into a nightmare, and laughing from the comfort of open source freedom.
Aka Laughs in Linux.
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This has been the real answer to every "how to do this thing that windows fucks up" article I've seen for years now. People need to start writing articles that start with "how to switch to linux" and leave the workaround as a last resort.