Windows pc’s tend to be used via a sign in password, to access Windows, explore My Documents, read, write and edit files etc; thus, without the password, the pc Windows, My Documents and any files can’t be accessed.
Therefore, would it be possible to remove the Hard Drive from the above password protected pc (A) and install its Hard Drive as an external Hard Drive into a different pc (B) and access the files/My Documents etc without the need to enter the Windows sign in password for pc A ?
I know since Windows 10, BitLocker can encrypt and password protect portable storage but what stops the internal storage drives from being removed and installed into a different pc/laptop and accessed as an external drive ?
Unless BitLocker has been enabled for all drives, portable or otherwise, then the internal storage drives don’t appear to be secure, as the conventional Windows sign in password appears to only prevent unauthorised access to Windows and not the actual storage drives ?
Therefore, would it be possible to remove the Hard Drive from the above password protected pc (A) and install its Hard Drive as an external Hard Drive into a different pc (B) and access the files/My Documents etc without the need to enter the Windows sign in password for pc A ?
I know since Windows 10, BitLocker can encrypt and password protect portable storage but what stops the internal storage drives from being removed and installed into a different pc/laptop and accessed as an external drive ?
Unless BitLocker has been enabled for all drives, portable or otherwise, then the internal storage drives don’t appear to be secure, as the conventional Windows sign in password appears to only prevent unauthorised access to Windows and not the actual storage drives ?