On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 08:55:01PM +0000, zxcvw...@scryptmail.com wrote: > Hello All,I have a laptop from family that is rarely used,but with windows10 > installed on it,arguably the most infamous windows version.If I install > Qubse4.0 on this laptop, would qubes completely wipe windows10 away? Since > some hardware's ID numbers are registered with microsoft in update > process,and maybe even UUID, would microsoft still be able to track this > laptop when it's online?Second option, is to take off the harddrive with > windows10 and change to a completely new one purely for qubes. with the > concern above still there-the hard ware records---can microsoft track THIS > laptop when it's online?* by installed with windows 10 ---I mean it pressed > the agree button on microsoft agreement when new laptop switched on, this > stage is offline, and pressed 'update' button, and fully updated with > microsoft and registered with it, this part is online.Please advise, thank you >
That's a really good question. Certainly MS will have some information about the hardware configuration of that laptop. That doesnt mean that MS would be able to track you online, but it does raise the issue that IF someone were able to get information about the hardware and IF they were able to get information from MS THEN they would be able to trace it back to you. When you install Qubes there are options to delete existing partitions, and if you choose to encrypt Qubes (I seem to recall that) the existing partitions will be overwritten, so the old Windows will be gone. If you are seriously worried about these issues I would recommend getting a burner laptop with new drive and look in to the use of Whonix-Qubes, or Qubes and Tor. If you are just somewhat concerned then to be honest a simple wipe and install of Qubes would be enough. unman -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/20190214161236.y5ewslazpfu4esqn%40thirdeyesecurity.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
