Hey folks! I recently sent my laptop in for repairs, and it had Windows 11 Home installed with Bitlocker encryption protecting my data. Since they needed access to the device for repairs, I went ahead and reinstalled Windows and set up a local account. I thought this was a safe move, but now I'm hearing about these Bitpixie attacks that can potentially bypass Bitlocker encryption. Should I be worried about my data security, or am I overreacting?
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I think you might be overthinking it a bit! If you formatted and reinstalled Windows, you probably wiped any sensitive data you were worried about. Also, Windows 11 Home does have a version of Bitlocker called 'device encryption,' which is similar but not exactly the same as Bitlocker. So unless the repair shop had access to your data prior to the reinstall, you should be fine.
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