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Re:Microsoft Confirms Password Deletion for 1B Users by jesseendahl on Thursday December 19, 2024 @04:22AM (#42459822)
>Hello, IT, my toddler accidentally dropped my phone in the ocean. I can't log into anything now.

It's clear that you are making assumptions without doing any research...

Yes you can. See "Recovery security" section of this article:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102195

>No, I can't restore my iCloud keys onto my Windows laptop.

Yes you can — see this article:

https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud-windows/set-up-icloud...

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Re:Microsoft Confirms Password Deletion for 1B Users by vorpalhex on Friday December 20, 2024 @02:46PM (#42474294)
Read the KB carefully.

1. Your windows pc doesn't have a SecureEnclave (tpm2.0 doesn't count!) so no, you can't do PassKey recovery only password recovery.

2. You can only do iCloud recovery to another Mac/iOS device. In other words, not your windows PC. Hope you have a spare Macbook hiding out.

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