Enable Bitlocker Recovery Password Viewer In Active Directory May 2026

Get-ADObject -Filter ObjectClass -eq "msFVE-RecoveryInformation" -SearchBase "OU=Workstations,DC=contoso,DC=com" -Properties msFVE-RecoveryPassword | Select-Object Name, msFVE-RecoveryPassword He saved it as Get-BitLockerKey.ps1 and put it on a secured network share. No more hunting through attribute editors. No more schema panic.

339485-182740-629183-047295-718364-920547-463829-154738 He checked the “Attribute Editor” tab—the one most

He pulled up the Active Directory Users and Computers MMC, navigated to the VP’s computer object, and right-clicked. Properties. Nothing. He checked the “Attribute Editor” tab—the one most admins never touch because it looks like the cockpit of a 747. On a whim

But he knew it wasn’t enough. The default AD schema didn’t have the right attributes unless someone had run BitLockerADBackup.vbs or extended the schema with adprep . On a whim, he opened PowerShell as an admin and ran: ” he whispered to no one.

“I can’t get in,” the VP had whined. “Something about recovery. Just fix it.”

“Now reboot,” he whispered to no one.