...although, I saw Windows 11 on sale the other week, wasn't it? It was like $20 or something. Ah yeah, this one https://www.techtalk.cc/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=4507 on StackSocial. Seems it's still available, oh it's even $15! 
Either way, everything is so expensive these days that price of Windows is negligible really. I mean, hell, an ok mouse or a keyboard seems to cost like $150 these days. 
Forbes report explains that federal investigators on the island of Guam asked Microsoft to recover data encrypted with BitLocker on three laptops believed to hold evidence in an important fraud case. Microsoft complied, handing over the encryption keys to the investigators—revealing an enormous problem with how it suggests you back up your keys, along with forcing all Windows 11 users to use an online Microsoft Account.
Yikes 2:...Microsoft can only do so because, during its BitLocker configuration, it suggests you back up your BitLocker keys to your online account. It's a safeguard against those moments when you forget your BitLocker password and can't access your data; it's a useful-if-questionable feature. But with your private keys resting on Microsoft's servers, it can hand over the keys when requested, making any claims of actual privacy and security null...
