CmdID

CmdID / Commands / manage-bde

manage-bde forcerecovery

Forces a BitLocker-protected drive into recovery mode on restart. Windows commands reference

On Windows

Opens CmdID with your command. It is read in your browser and sent nowhere.

Windows

from the Windows commands reference, CC BY 4.0

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.

manage-bde -forcerecovery <drive> [-computername <name>] [{-?|/?}] [{-help|-h}]
manage-bde -forcerecovery C:
<drive>Represents a drive letter followed by a colon.
-computernameSpecifies 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 -hDisplays complete Help at the command prompt.