The following steps detail how to change a Bitlocker recovery key in Windows 10.
This process does not decrypt the data on the hard drive – saving you A LOT of time.
NOTE: These instructions assume the BitLocker protected drive is the C:\ drive
- In the taskbar, search for ‘Command Prompt’
- When it appears, right-click on it and select ‘Run as administrator’
- Run the following command:
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manage-bde C: -protectors -get -type RecoveryPassword
- Locate the protector you want to change (probably the only one displayed) and copy its ID field (including the curly braces)
- TIP: to copy you can select the text with your mouse then right-click to copy
- Run the following command, including the ID you copied in the previous step
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manage-bde C: -protectors -delete -id [paste the ID you copied here]
- The old recovery key has now been removed, you now need to create a new one
- Run the following command (leave last section blank to automatically generate a new key)
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manage-bde C: -protectors -add -rp [optionally specify the new 48-digit password or enter nothing to have it randomly generated for you]
And you’re done! You’ve changed your recovery password.
Remember to save it somewhere safe!
these are performed in C directory and I am running in the X admin directory. How can we run these in C if C is locked?
Hi, even i am getting an error stating “The operation cannot be performed because the volume is locked”. Please help
Hello!
for me once I run all these command, I got this error
ERROR: The operation cannot be performed because the volume is locked.
Actually my issue, is that i forget the password for the D: drive while in this D drive there are a lots of my data.
how to reset/ to remove password , to be able to access my data.
How can I fix this????
Thank you in advance!
me too dear. please help
After Step 10 I get error message – The Operation cannot be performed because the volume if locked.
How do I resolve this