{"id":2454,"date":"2015-02-15T22:59:37","date_gmt":"2015-02-15T21:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michlstechblog.info\/blog\/?p=2454"},"modified":"2021-12-14T10:52:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T09:52:21","slug":"windows-read-bitlocker-encrypted-drive-in-windows-pe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michlstechblog.info\/blog\/windows-read-bitlocker-encrypted-drive-in-windows-pe\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows: Read Bitlocker encrypted drive in Windows PE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_2454 social_share_privacy clearfix 1.6.4 locale-en_US sprite-en_US\"><\/div><div class=\"twoclick-js\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\njQuery(document).ready(function($){if($('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_2454')){$('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_2454').socialSharePrivacy({\"services\":{\"flattr\":{\"uid\":\"Michl\",\"status\":\"on\",\"the_title\":\"Windows%3A%20Read%20Bitlocker%20encrypted%20drive%20in%20Windows%20PE\",\"the_excerpt\":\"Hi%2C%0D%0A%0D%0Ain%20WinPE%20it%20is%20possible%20to%20read%20bitlocker%20encrypted%20drives.%0D%0A%0D%0ACheck%20state%20%0D%0Amanage-bde%20-status%20c%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AIf%20the%20drive%20is%20only%20protected%20by%20a%20password%20use%0D%0Amanage-bde%20-unlock%20c%3A%20-pw%0D%0A%20%28more%26hellip%3B%29\",\"txt_info\":\"2 clicks for more data protection:\\r\\n\\r\\nOnly when you click here, the button will be come active and you can send your recommendation to Flattr. When activating, data are transmitted to third parties. \",\"perma_option\":\"off\"}},\"txt_help\":\"When you activate these fields by clicking, information to Flattr may be transferred abroad, and probably may also stored there.\",\"settings_perma\":\"Enable permanently and accept data transmission. \",\"info_link\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.heise.de\\\/ct\\\/artikel\\\/2-Klicks-fuer-mehr-Datenschutz-1333879.html\",\"uri\":\"https:\\\/\\\/michlstechblog.info\\\/blog\\\/windows-read-bitlocker-encrypted-drive-in-windows-pe\\\/\",\"post_id\":2454,\"post_title_referrer_track\":\"Windows%3A+Read+Bitlocker+encrypted+drive+in+Windows+PE\",\"display_infobox\":\"on\"});}});\n\/* ]]> *\/<\/script><\/div><p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>in WinPE it is possible to read bitlocker encrypted drives.<\/p>\n<p>Check state<br \/>\n<code>manage-bde -status c:<\/code><\/p>\n<p>If the drive is only protected by a password use<br \/>\n<code>manage-bde -unlock c: -pw<\/code><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If bitlocker uses the TPM chip on the mainboard use the following command line. The rp option requieres the Recovery Key with is build during the activation of Bitlocker on the specfied volume.<\/p>\n<p><code>manage-bde -unlock c: -rp 122345-456788-233455-345356-546466-456356-345634-967657<\/code><\/p>\n<p>When TPM is used and a RecoveryKey file is created during activation is this your command<\/p>\n<p><code>manage-bde -unlock c: -rk C:\\RecKey.dat<\/code><\/p>\n<p>For further details se the help page<\/p>\n<p><code>manage-bde -unlock -help<\/code><\/p>\n<p>Michael<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, in WinPE it is possible to read bitlocker encrypted drives. Check state manage-bde -status c: If the drive is only protected by a password use manage-bde -unlock c: -pw<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[466,5],"tags":[598,600,169,300,599],"class_list":["post-2454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","category-windowsknowhow","tag-bitlocker","tag-decrypt","tag-mount","tag-windows-pe","tag-winpe"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michlstechblog.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michlstechblog.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michlstechblog.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michlstechblog.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michlstechblog.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2454"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/michlstechblog.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2457,"href":"https:\/\/michlstechblog.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454\/revisions\/2457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michlstechblog.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michlstechblog.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michlstechblog.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}