Get information about volumes that BitLocker can protect.
Syntax Get-BitLockerVolume [[-MountPoint] String[]] [CommonParameters] Key -MountPoint String[] An array of drive letters. This cmdlet will get these BitLocker volumes.
Standard Aliases for Get-BitLockerVolume: none, but if you want to add a short alias like gbl, set it with set-alias
Get-BitLockerVolume gets information about volumes that BitLocker Drive Encryption can protect. You can specify a BitLocker volume by drive letter, followed by a colon (C:, E:). If you do not specify a drive letter, this cmdlet will get all volumes for the current computer.
You can use this cmdlet to get BitLocker volumes to use with other cmdlets, such as the Enable-BitLocker cmdlet or the Add-BitLockerKeyProtector cmdlet. You can also use this cmdlet to view the following information about a BitLocker volume:
An overview of BitLocker Drive Encryption.
This cmdlet was introduced in Windows PowerShell 5.0.
Get all BitLocker volumes:
PS C:\> Get-BitLockerVolume VolumeType Mount CapacityGB VolumeStatus Encryption KeyProtector AutoUnlock Protection Point Percentage Enabled Status ---------- ----- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- Data D: 931.51 EncryptionInProgress 1 {RecoveryPassword, Pas... Off Data E: 928.83 FullyDecrypted 0 {} Off
Get a specific BitLocker volume:
PS C:\> Get-BitLockerVolume -MountPoint "E:"
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Enable-BitLocker - Enable encryption for a BitLocker volume.
Enable-BitLockerAutoUnlock - Enable automatic unlocking for a BitLocker volume.
Suspend-BitLocker - Suspend Bitlocker encryption for the specified volume.
Manage-BDE - Manage BitLocker Drive Encryption.
BitLocker Drive Encryption Service - Services