title | description | ms.topic | ms.assetid | ms.author | author | manager | ms.date |
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manage-bde forcerecovery |
Reference article for the manage-bde forcerecovery command, which forces a BitLocker-protected drive into recovery mode on restart. |
reference |
eecae37c-c9a3-46c5-b615-a0ace1f1d778 |
jgerend |
JasonGerend |
mtillman |
10/16/2017 |
Forces a BitLocker-protected drive into recovery mode on restart. This command deletes all Trusted Platform Module (TPM)-related key protectors from the drive. When the computer restarts, only a recovery password or recovery key can be used to unlock the drive.
manage-bde –forcerecovery <drive> [-computername <name>] [{-?|/?}] [{-help|-h}]
Parameter | Description |
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<drive> |
Represents a drive letter followed by a colon. |
-computername | Specifies that manage-bde.exe will be used to modify BitLocker protection on a different computer. You can also use -cn as an abbreviated version of this command. |
<name> |
Represents the name of the computer on which to modify BitLocker protection. Accepted values include the computer's NetBIOS name and the computer's IP address. |
-? or /? | Displays brief Help at the command prompt. |
-help or -h | Displays complete Help at the command prompt. |
To cause BitLocker to start in recovery mode on drive C, type:
manage-bde –forcerecovery C: