Unlocking BitLocker from the Command Line

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2024-12-20

The commands below assume the drive to be unlocked is C, unlocked using the 48-digit recovery key.

CMD:

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 manage-bde.exe -unlock C: -recoverypassword xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx

PowerShell:

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 Unlock-BitLocker -MountPoint C -RecoveryPassword xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxx

Unlocking BitLocker from the Command Line

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Raven95676

Published at

2024-12-20

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