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   =?UTF-8?B?Li4ud8Khw7HCp8KxwqTDsSA=? to Maria Sophia   
   Re: Any point to password protecting the   
   24 Jan 26 23:35:01   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: winstonmvp@gmail.com   
      
   Maria Sophia wrote on 1/24/2026 8:17 PM:   
   > ...w�񧱤�  wrote:   
   >>> In summary, I think that Windows Home users do not have the same kind of   
   >>> control over key storage that Windows Pro users have.   
   >>   
   >> At least, you're getting closer to the entire picture(Bitlocker   
   >> Encryption is fully supported on Enterprise and Edu editions, too)   
   >   
   > Thanks for the clarification, where I just opened a separate thread on why,   
   > in my case of an older machine, and for consistency & greater protection   
   > even on current Windows 11 Home versus Pro machines, Veracrypt has some   
   > decisive FDE advantages over anything Microsoft marketing has provided us.   
   >   
   > Subject: PSA: Veracrypt has pre boot authentication (& why it's better   
   You'll have to get the choir to discuss that..it's not a popular tool in   
   the Enterprise/Edu/Gov community where encryption has wider use and   
   preference.  Some might even consider it(Veracrypt) old, unreliable and   
   late to the party on updating, no official tech support, and UI   
   design-wise inadequate/cumbersome/dysfunctional.   
      
      
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