Installing FreeBSD on a laptop is a PITA

[neel]

UEFI Secure Boot is enabled on computers in stores, so you'd have to disable it. And the store manager probably won't let you.

Also, newer Windows PCs have BitLocker enabled by default, so if you disable Secure Boot, you'd have to unlock BitLocker as well.

 

[zader]

good point, I forgot ms improved security with this thing called encryption

 

[Birdy]

Also, newer Windows PCs have BitLocker enabled by default, so if you disable Secure Boot, you'd have to unlock BitLocker as well.

The Home version doesn't have BitLocker device encryption, see 'Compare Windows 10 Home vs. Pro'