Get-BitLockerVolume
Get-BitLockerVolume is accessible with the help of BitLocker module. To configure BitLocker, go through this link.
Synopsis
Gets information about volumes that BitLocker can protect.
Description
The Get-BitLockerVolume cmdlet 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 gets 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:
— VolumeType. Data or Operating System.
— Mount Point. Drive letter.
— CapacityGB. Size of drive.
— VolumeStatus. Whether BitLocker currently protects some, all, or none of the data on the volume.
— Encryption Percentage. Percent of the volume protected by BitLocker.
— KeyProtector. Type of key protector or protectors.
— AutoUnlock Enabled. Whether BitLocker uses automatic unlocking for the volume.
— Protection Status. Whether BitLocker currently uses a key protector to encrypt the volume encryption key.
Parameters
-MountPoint
Specifies an array of drive letters. This cmdlet gets these BitLocker volumes.
Type: | String[] |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Accept pipeline input: | True (ByPropertyName, ByValue) |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Syntax
Get-BitLockerVolume [[-MountPoint] <String[]>] [<CommonParameters>]
—————–Example 1—————–
Get all BitLocker volumes
PS C:> Get-BitLockerVolume
ComputerName: WIN-I5RVGI1N6GI
VolumeType Mount CapacityGB VolumeStatus Encryption KeyProtector AutoU
Point Percentage nlock
Enabl
ed
---------- ----- ---------- ------------ ---------- ------------ -----
OperatingSystem C: 59.40 FullyDecrypted 0 {}
This command gets all the BitLocker volumes for the current computer.
You can check the Version, CommandType and Source of this cmdlet by giving below command.
Get-Command Get-BitLockerVolume
You can also read about
- Add-BitLockerKeyProtector
- Enable-BitLocker
- Enable-BitLockerAutoUnlock