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cubefoxtoday at 4:25 PM1 replyview on HN

Why do you need a separate PIN anyway? Shouldn't your Windows password be enough? Having to enter two different codes makes it unlikely a majority would use the system. I would be surprised if iOS or Android required a separate PIN for encryption.


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bootsmanntoday at 4:39 PM

You need a separate pin because windows lives on the encrypted disk so you need to decrypt it before you can boot completely.

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