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Get BitLocker Recovery Key Using PowerShell

The command to get the BitLocker recovery key using PowerShell is Get-BitlockerVolume. It uses the MountPoint parameter to get BitLocker volume details and the KeyProtectory property to get the BitLocker key.

The Get-BitLockerVolume cmdlet in PowerShell gets the volumes that BitLocker can protect.

In this PowerShell script, we will discuss how to use PowerShell to get the BitLocker recovery key.

How to Get BitLocker Recovery Key Using PowerShell

Use the Get-BitLockerVolume to get the volume information that BitLocker can protect. It has KeyProtectory property that stores the recovery key.

 (Get-BitLockerVolume -MountPoint C).KeyProtector   

In the above PowerShell script, the Get-BitLockerVolume cmdlet uses the parameter MountPoint to mount the drive C to get the BitLocker recovery key using the KeyProtectory property.

The output of the above PowerShell script gets the BitLocker key.

Cool Tip: How to get BitLocker status using PowerShell!

Conclusion

I hope the above PowerShell script helps you to get the BitLocker recovery key using PowerShell.

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