Overview

The following information explains how to retrieve a copy of the Bitlocker recovery key using the PowerShell console. These instructions apply to Microsoft Windows 10.

Instructions

Step 1

Click the Start button, search for PowerShell. Right-click the PowerShell menu item and select Run as administrator

Step 2

At the PowerShell command prompt, enter the following and click Enter at the end:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Step 3

At the PowerShell command prompt, enter the following and click Enter at the end:

mkdir c:\temp

Step 4

Save the attached file Get-BitlockerRecoveryKeys.ps1 to the location you created at C:\Temp

Step 5

From the PowerShell command prompt, enter the following and click Enter at the end:

cd c:\temp

Step 6

From the PowerShell command prompt, enter the following and click Enter at the end:

.\Get-BitlockerRecovery.ps1

You should see one or more lines of output that identify the drive and the recovery key for that drive. If you email a copy of that information to helpdesk@eoas.ubc.ca, we will store that information safely, and you can subsequently use that information to unlock your computer's hard drive if Bitlocker requests the information.