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I think TPM-only encryption is still good enough for cases where a thief may try to swipe the hard drive out to steal the information on it later.

Plus, in a business where laptops may get reused, it could be a method to make an old Windows install inaccessible by wiping the backup key from the cloud and clearing the TPM on the device without any formatting. You may want to do a quick format to be sure (you never know if someone kept their private files in the EFI partition) but it'll protect you against data recovery risks from reassigned sectors without having to force everyone to enter a password twice every time they boot their laptop.



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