I have windows 11 pro. I have bitlocker enabled last time with my local account. The moment I turn on my laptop, I have to enter my bitlocker pin. Then after that, I have to enter my local account password. My questions are
1. Assuming someone has access to my laptop when it isn't powered on... they need to know both my bitlocker pin and local password to get into my laptop right? Or if they get access to my bitlocker recovery key?
2. Assuming someone knows my bitlocker pin and enter it. Then they have to enter the local account password but does not know it. Can they access my account or not? I know back then with old windows 7, you if forgot your password, you could easily reset it. But this is completely different if you have bitlocker enabled right? But if someone has access to your laptop for a long time and knows your bitlocker pin but do not know your local account password, could they somehow brute force it or that isn't possible? They would take out your hard drive and plug it into their machine which would have the brute force machine/program or that isn't how it would work? Now if they don't even know your bitlocker pin... would it be impossible for them to brute force both the bitlocker pin and local account password or it is possible?
3. I turn on my laptop. Then enter my bitlocker pin. Then enter my local password to my account. Then I want to go outside for a bit not turn off my laptop as I will be planning to back soon. I then lock my laptop. When you do that, you are on this screen where when you press anything you need to enter your local account password to get in. If someone has access to my laptop when it is locked... can they get access to my laptop or not? Is locking my computer the same as the 2nd situation above where you just enter your bitlocker pin at startup but don't type in your local account password? Same thing right?
4. I heard of people putting malware/virus on people's computer if they can have access to your laptop for just 1 minute. Saw video where if you are at a local coffeeshop and are away from your computer for just a minute, someone could plug a usb drive with malware in it and then take it out and now you have malware. Now if you lock your computer while you are not there... are you still protected from any usb malware?
5. Same situation as above. But they have access to your laptop but do not know your bitlocker pin or local account password. Someone turning on your laptop but on bitlocker pin screen just plugging in a usb malware to your usb port does nothing right? It can't infect the usb ports on your laptop unless they access your computer?
1. Assuming someone has access to my laptop when it isn't powered on... they need to know both my bitlocker pin and local password to get into my laptop right? Or if they get access to my bitlocker recovery key?
2. Assuming someone knows my bitlocker pin and enter it. Then they have to enter the local account password but does not know it. Can they access my account or not? I know back then with old windows 7, you if forgot your password, you could easily reset it. But this is completely different if you have bitlocker enabled right? But if someone has access to your laptop for a long time and knows your bitlocker pin but do not know your local account password, could they somehow brute force it or that isn't possible? They would take out your hard drive and plug it into their machine which would have the brute force machine/program or that isn't how it would work? Now if they don't even know your bitlocker pin... would it be impossible for them to brute force both the bitlocker pin and local account password or it is possible?
3. I turn on my laptop. Then enter my bitlocker pin. Then enter my local password to my account. Then I want to go outside for a bit not turn off my laptop as I will be planning to back soon. I then lock my laptop. When you do that, you are on this screen where when you press anything you need to enter your local account password to get in. If someone has access to my laptop when it is locked... can they get access to my laptop or not? Is locking my computer the same as the 2nd situation above where you just enter your bitlocker pin at startup but don't type in your local account password? Same thing right?
4. I heard of people putting malware/virus on people's computer if they can have access to your laptop for just 1 minute. Saw video where if you are at a local coffeeshop and are away from your computer for just a minute, someone could plug a usb drive with malware in it and then take it out and now you have malware. Now if you lock your computer while you are not there... are you still protected from any usb malware?
5. Same situation as above. But they have access to your laptop but do not know your bitlocker pin or local account password. Someone turning on your laptop but on bitlocker pin screen just plugging in a usb malware to your usb port does nothing right? It can't infect the usb ports on your laptop unless they access your computer?
My Computer
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