What is MANAGE-BDE Windows command?

Manage-BDE is a versatile Windows command-line tool that allows users to efficiently manage BitLocker drive encryption on their devices.

MANAGE-BDE Syntax:

manage-bde

Option	Description
-autounlock	Manages automatic unlocking of data volumes
-status	Displays the encryption status of the volumes
-on	Enables BitLocker protection on a volume
-off	Disables BitLocker encryption on a volume
-pause	Suspends BitLocker encryption on a volume
-resume	Resumes BitLocker encryption on a volume

Parameter	Description
-autounlock	Specifies to enable or disable automatic unlocking for a data volume
-status	Displays the encryption status of a specific volume or all volumes
-on	Enables BitLocker protection on the specified volume or volumes
-off	Disables BitLocker encryption on the specified volume or volumes
-pause	Suspends BitLocker encryption on the specified volume or volumes
-resume	Resumes BitLocker encryption on the specified volume or volumes

manage-bde -on C:

Enables BitLocker encryption on drive C.

manage-bde -off D:

Disables BitLocker encryption on drive D.

manage-bde -changepin E:

Allows changing the BitLocker PIN for drive E.

manage-bde -protectors -get F: -type recoverykey > E:\RecoveryKey-BitLockerF.txt

Backs up the BitLocker recovery key for drive F to a USB drive.

manage-bde -resume G:

Resumes the BitLocker encryption process on drive G.

To use the manage-bde command in CMD, execute the following command:

manage-bde --status

To encrypt a specific drive using manage-bde, you can use the following command:

manage-bde -on C:

To decrypt a drive using manage-bde, you can run the following command:

manage-bde -off D:

Yes, you can change the password for BitLocker using manage-bde by executing the following command:

manage-bde -changepassword E:

To add a numerical password to a BitLocker-protected drive using manage-bde, use the following command:

manage-bde -protectors -add C: -TPMandPIN

To back up the BitLocker recovery key with manage-bde, you can run the following command:

manage-bde -protectors -adbackup C: -ID {RecoveryKeyID}

Yes, you can generate a recovery password for BitLocker using manage-bde with the following command:

manage-bde -protectors -get C:

To temporarily suspend BitLocker encryption using manage-bde, you can run the following command:

manage-bde -protectors -disable F: