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manage-bde forcerecovery

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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.

Syntax

manage-bde –forcerecovery <drive> [-computername <name>] [{-?|/?}] [{-help|-h}]

Parameters

Parameter Description
<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.

Examples

To cause BitLocker to start in recovery mode on drive C, type:

manage-bde –forcerecovery C: