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Unprotect-BitLockerVolume

Description​

Disable BitLocker protection on one (or all) volumes.

Requirements​

PowerShell v5

Usage​

The script will validate that the volume(s) is/are ready for decryption and then run the Disable-BitLocker cmdlet against the target volumes.

Disables BitLocker protection on the C: volume.

.\Unprotect-BitLockerVolume.ps1 -MountPoint "C:"

Disables BitLocker protection on all volumes.

.\Unprotect-BitLockerVolume.ps1 -All

Parameters​

ParameterRequiredDefaultTypeDescription
MountPointTrueStringThe target volume to remove BitLocker protection from.
AllTrueSwitchUse this switch to remove BitLocker protection from all volumes.

Output​

  • .\Unprotect-BitLockerVolume-log.txt
  • .\Unprotect-BitLockerVolume-data.txt
  • .\Unprotect-BitLockerVolume-error.txt

Changelog​

2025-04-10​

  • Initial version of the document