Windows 8 Tablets without keyboards - BitLocker PIN entry?

Hi, maybe I'm missing something here, but am I right in saying that if you have W8 Pro tablet without an external or attached keyboard, you cannot setup BitLocker with a pre-boot PIN, as there is no way of entering it in?

Thanks.


August 27th, 2013 7:42am

Hi,

The Options for touch-only devices are: TPM-only, startup key.

The only other way is to attach a keyboard at boot to use TPM+PIN.

A startup PIN on the tablet will only work if a USB keyboard is connected, as the PIN prompt occurs in a pre-OS mode and theres no access to the on-screen keyboard.

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August 29th, 2013 3:12am

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