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BitLocker Not Saving Key to AD: How to Force it
If your key isn’t being saved, make a couple of changes to registry
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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BitLocker is a built-infull disk encryption softwareavailable on Windows, but sometimes Bitlocker is not saving key to AD.
This can be an issue and make your recovery process almost impossible, resulting in file loss.
To avoid such situations, follow the instructions listed below to ensure that BitLocker saves your recovery keys to AD.
Why is BitLocker recovery key not showing up in AD?
Usually, the key isn’t showing up in AD due to the following:
What can I do if the BitLocker recovery key is not saved to AD?
1. Make sure the Group Policy setting to save the key to AD is enabled
Also, make sure that the client is a member of the OU and that the BitLocker group policies apply to the respective OU.
After doing that, check if BitLocker is still not saving key to AD.
2. Get the ID for the numerical password protector
As you can see, you can easily fix the issue with BitLocker as long as you follow our simple instructions.
If you’re having further problems, we suggest reading our guide on how to findBitLocker recovery key.
We hope this helps. Also, if you found other solutions to enable BitLocker key saving to AD or fix BitLocker key backup issues, use the comments below to let us know.
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Madalina Dinita
Networking & Security Specialist
Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.
She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.
Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.
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Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.
