Enable-BitLockerAutoUnlock

Enable-BitLockerAutoUnlock

Enables automatic unlocking for a BitLocker volume.

Syntax

Parameter Set: __AllParameterSets
Enable-BitLockerAutoUnlock [-MountPoint] <String[]> [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Enable-BitLockerAutoUnlock cmdlet enables automatic unlocking for a volume protected by BitLocker Disk Encryption.

You can configure BitLocker to automatically unlock volumes that do not host an operating system. After a user unlocks the operating system volume, BitLocker uses encrypted information stored in the registry and volume metadata to unlock any data volumes that use automatic unlocking.

For an overview of BitLocker, see BitLocker Drive Encryption Overview (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732774.aspx) on TechNet.

Parameters

-MountPoint<String[]>

Specifies an array of drive letters or BitLocker volume objects. The cmdlet enables automatic unlocking for the volumes specified. To obtain a BitLocker volume object, use the Get-BitLockerVolume cmdlet.

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• BitLockerVolume[], String[]

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

• BitLockerVolume[]

Examples

Example 1: Enable automatic unlocking

This command enables automatic unlocking for the specified BitLocker volume.

PS C:\> Enable-BitLockerAutoUnlock -MountPoint "E:"

Related topics

Clear-BitLockerAutoUnlock

Disable-BitLockerAutoUnlock

Get-BitLockerVolume