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[–] andyburke@fedia.io 33 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Please, consider trying out linux if you haven't: you can usually make a "live usb" and take it for a test drive without having to actually reinstall (if you don't like it, just take the usb stick out and reboot back to windows).

I would dearly love to never again have to hear about the latest bullshit Microsoft is foisting on people.

Do your part! Switch. Everything just works better over here.

[–] PancakesCantKillMe@lemmy.world 16 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

A word of caution: If you use bitlocker (copy your keys!), it can have hooks in the TPM/bios settings.

Disable bitlocker prior to attempting a live boot.

It will lock your disk if you don't prepare for it.

For reference:

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9145

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=430251

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/bitlocker-and-tpm-blocks-the-hard-disk-after-booting-from-usb-and-pressing-try-ubuntu/57833/17

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 5 points 8 hours ago

i love how in those threads people are just getting a blank blue screen they have to type the code into, with no indication at all