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how to get bitlocker recovery key in powershell windows 10

PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get BitLocker Recovery Key

Get BitLocker Recovery Information from AD Using PowerShell


Many organizations are taking advantage of Microsoft’s BitLocker drive encryption software that is built into Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and later versions of Windows. To ensure that encrypted drives are accessible to authorized members of organizations, Microsoft has provided the ability to back up BitLocker recovery information to Active Directory (AD).


A BitLocker recovery key is a special key that you can create when you turn on Bitlocker Drive Encryption for the first time on each drive that you encrypt. You can use the recovery key to gain access to your computer if the operating system drive (drive that Windows is installed on) is encrypted using BitLocker Drive Encryption and BitLocker detects a condition that prevents it from unlocking the drive when the computer is starting up. A recovery key can also be used to gain access to your files and folders on a fixed data drive (internal hard drive) or removable data drive (such as an external hard drive or USB flash drive) that is encrypted by BitLocker, if for some reason you forget the password or your computer cannot access the drive.


See also: How to Find BitLocker recovery key in Windows 10


You can back up the BitLocker recovery key for an encrypted drive by printing it, saving it to your Microsoft account, saving it to a USB flash drive, and/or saving it to a file where you like. It is recommended to store the recovery key separate from your computer, and make additional copies to be safe and have available if ever needed to recover the encrypted drive with.


If you lose the BitLocker recovery key for an encrypted drive, you will lose all your data on the drive if you get locked out of it and have to format the drive.This tutorial will show you how to find the recovery key in Windows 10




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