Decrypts the drive and turns off BitLocker. All key protectors are removed when decryption is complete. For examples of how this command can be used, seeExamples. Syntax manage-bde -off [<Volume>] [-computername <Name>] [{-?|/?}] [{-help|-h}] ...
Reference article for the manage-bde off command, which decrypts the drive and turns off BitLocker.
manage-bde [-status] [–on] [–off] [–pause] [–resume] [–lock] [–unlock] [–autounlock] [–protectors] [–tpm] [–SetIdentifier] [-ForceRecovery] [–changepassword] [–changepin] [–changekey] [-KeyPackage] [–upgrade] [-WipeFreeSpace] [{-?|/?}] [{-help|-h}] ...
manage-bde [-status] [–on] [–off] [–pause] [–resume] [–lock] [–unlock] [–autounlock] [–protectors] [–tpm] [–SetIdentifier] [-ForceRecovery] [–changepassword] [–changepin] [–changekey] [-KeyPackage] [–upgrade] [-WipeFreeSpace] [{-?|/?}] [{-help|-h}] ...
manage-bde [-status] [–on] [–off] [–pause] [–resume] [–lock] [–unlock] [–autounlock] [–protectors] [–tpm] [–setidentifier] [-forcerecovery] [–changepassword] [–changepin] [–changekey] [-keypackage] [–upgrade] [-wipefreespace] [{-?|/?}] [{-help|-h}] Para...
manage-bde [-status] [–on] [–off] [–pause] [–resume] [–lock] [–unlock] [–autounlock] [–protectors] [–tpm] [–setidentifier] [-forcerecovery] [–changepassword] [–changepin] [–changekey] [-keypackage] [–upgrade] [-wipefreespace] [{-?|/?}] [{-help|-h}] Para...
-help or -h Displays complete Help at the command prompt. Examples The following example illustrates using the -KeyPackage command to create a key package for drive C based off the key protector identified by the GUID and to save the key package to F:\Folder. Copy manage-bde -KeyPackage...
NOTEIf you use BitLocker, make sure that your BitLocker recovery key has been backed-up. You can run the following command from an Administrator command prompt and note the 48-digit numerical password: manage-bde -protecto...
To manage BitLocker from an elevated command prompt or from a remote computer, use the Manage-bde.exe tool.
✅ "Manage-bde -lock x:" command is not locking my specified drive from today:I am using windows 10, 64bit. I set up bitlocker correctly and it was worked for four weeks. From today, "manage-bde -lock x:" command is not locking...