NAME
Remove-BitLockerKeyProtector
SYNOPSIS
Removes a key protector for a BitLocker volume.SYNTAX
Remove-BitLockerKeyProtector [-MountPoint]
[[-KeyProtectorId] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] ] DESCRIPTION
The Remove-BitLockerKeyProtector cmdlet removes a key protector for a volume protected by BitLocker Drive
Encryption.You can specify a key protector to remove by using an ID. To add a protector, use the Add-BitLockerKeyProtector
cmdlet. If you remove all the key protectors for a BitLocker volume, BitLocker stores the data encryption key for the volume without using encryption. This means that any user that can access the volume can read the encrypted data on the volume unless you add a key protector. Any encrypted data on the drive remains encrypted. We recommend you have at least one recovery password as key protector to a volume in case you need to recover a system. For an overview of BitLocker, see BitLocker Drive Encryption Overview(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732774.aspx) on TechNet.
PARAMETERS
-KeyProtectorId
Specifies the ID for a key protector or a KeyProtector object. A BitLocker volume object includes a KeyProtector object. You can specify the key protector object itself, or you can specify the ID. See theExamples section. To obtain a BitLocker volume object, use the Get-BitLockerVolume cmdlet.
Required? true Position? 2 Default valueAccept pipeline input? True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-MountPoint
Specifies an array of drive letters or BitLocker volume objects. The cmdlet removes key protectors for thevolumes specified. To obtain a BitLocker volume object, use the Get-BitLockerVolume cmdlet.
Required? true Position? 1 Default valueAccept pipeline input? True (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false-Confirm [
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet. Required? false Position? named Default value false Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false] -WhatIf [
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run. Required? false Position? named Default value false Accept pipeline input? false Accept wildcard characters? false] This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216). INPUTS
BitLockerVolume[], String[]OUTPUTS
BitLockerVolume[]Example 1: Remove a key protector for a volume
PS C:\> $BLV = Get-BitLockerVolume -MountPoint "C:"
Remove-BitlockerKeyProtector -MountPoint "C:" -KeyProtectorId $BLV.KeyProtector[1]
This example removes a key protector for a specified BitLocker volume.The first command uses Get-BitLockerVolume to obtain a BitLocker volume and store it in the $BLV variable.
The second command removes the key protector for the BitLocker volume specified by the MountPoint parameter. Thecommand specifies the key protector by using its ID, contained in the BitLocker object stored in $BLV.
RELATED LINKS
Online Version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=287656Add-BitLockerKeyProtector
Backup-BitLockerKeyProtector
Get-BitLockerVolume