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Re:Tailscale state file encryption no longer enabled by default by hnuser123456 on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @05:26PM (#46534016)
You can update with a USB drive, but if you have bitlocker enabled and don't temporarily disable it before the BIOS update, you'll need to reformat and reinstall Windows.
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Re:Tailscale state file encryption no longer enabled by default by dist-epoch on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @05:55PM (#46534401)
No, you can save a recovery key to a file or enter it from a printed one.
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Re:Tailscale state file encryption no longer enabled by default by arjie on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @08:49PM (#46536079)
I believe you can also get it from your online Microsoft account if that's what you logged in with once. I ran into this a while ago and had to do it that way. I didn't even know I'd set up Bitlocker.
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