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title: BitLocker Use BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer
description: This article for the IT professional describes how to use the BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer.
title: How to use BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer
description: Learn how to use the BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer tool.
ms.collection:
- highpri
- tier1
ms.topic: conceptual
ms.date: 11/08/2022
ms.date: 07/25/2023
---
# BitLocker: Use BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer
# How to use BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer
**Applies to:**
BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer is an optional tool included with the *Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)*. With Recovery Password Viewer you can view the BitLocker recovery passwords that are stored in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). The tool is an extension for the *Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft Management Console (MMC)* snap-in.
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
- Windows Server 2016 and above
With BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer you can:
This article describes how to use the BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer.
- Check the Active Directory computer object's properties to find the associated BitLocker recovery passwords
- Search Active Directory for BitLocker recovery password across all the domains in the Active Directory forest. Passwords can also be searched by password identifier (ID)
The BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer tool is an optional tool included with the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). It lets BitLocker recovery passwords that are stored in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) be located and viewed. This tool can be used to help recover data that is stored on a drive that has been encrypted by using BitLocker. The BitLocker Active Directory Recovery Password Viewer tool is an extension for the Active Directory Users and Computers Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. Using this tool, a computer object's **Properties** dialog box can be examined to view the corresponding BitLocker recovery passwords.
Additionally a domain container can be searched for BitLocker recovery password across all the domains in the Active Directory forest via a right-click. Passwords can also be searched by password identifier (ID).
## Before starting
## Requirements
To complete the procedures in this scenario, the following requirements must be met:
- Domain administrator credentials.
- Test computers must be joined to the domain.
- On the domain-joined test computers, BitLocker must have been turned on.
- Domain administrator credentials
- Devices must be joined to the domain
- On the domain-joined devices, BitLocker must enabled
The following procedures describe the most common tasks performed by using the BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer.
### To view the recovery passwords for a computer
## View the recovery passwords for a computer object
1. In **Active Directory Users and Computers**, locate and then select the container in which the computer is located.
1. In **Active Directory Users and Computers**, locate and then select the container in which the computer is located
1. Right-click the computer object and select **Properties**
1. In the **Properties** dialog box, select the **BitLocker Recovery** tab to view the BitLocker recovery passwords that are associated with the computer
2. Right-click the computer object, and then select **Properties**.
## Copy the recovery passwords for a computer object
3. In the **Properties** dialog box, select the **BitLocker Recovery** tab to view the BitLocker recovery passwords that are associated with the computer.
1. Follow the steps in the previous procedure to view the BitLocker recovery passwords
1. On the **BitLocker Recovery** tab of the **Properties** dialog box, right-click the BitLocker recovery password that needs to be copied, and then select **Copy Details**
1. Press <kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd> to paste the copied text to a destination location, such as a text file or spreadsheet
### To copy the recovery passwords for a computer
## Locate a recovery password by using a password ID
1. Follow the steps in the previous procedure to view the BitLocker recovery passwords.
1. In Active Directory Users and Computers, right-click the domain container and select **Find BitLocker Recovery Password**
1. In the **Find BitLocker Recovery Password** dialog box, type the first eight characters of the recovery password in the **Password ID (first 8 characters)** box, and select **Search**
1. Once the recovery password is located, you can use the previous procedure to copy it
2. On the **BitLocker Recovery** tab of the **Properties** dialog box, right-click the BitLocker recovery password that needs to be copied, and then select **Copy Details**.
3. Press CTRL+V to paste the copied text to a destination location, such as a text file or spreadsheet.
### To locate a recovery password by using a password ID
1. In Active Directory Users and Computers, right-click the domain container, and then select **Find BitLocker Recovery Password**.
2. In the **Find BitLocker Recovery Password** dialog box, type the first eight characters of the recovery password in the **Password ID (first 8 characters)** box, and then select **Search**.
By completing the procedures in this scenario, the recovery passwords for a computer have been viewed and copied and a password ID was used to locate a recovery password.
## Related articles
- [BitLocker Overview](index.md)
- [BitLocker frequently asked questions (FAQ)](faq.yml)
- [Prepare your organization for BitLocker: Planning and policies](prepare-your-organization-for-bitlocker-planning-and-policies.md)
- [BitLocker: How to deploy on Windows Server 2012](bitlocker-how-to-deploy-on-windows-server.md)
- [BitLocker: Use BitLocker Drive Encryption Tools to manage BitLocker](bitlocker-use-bitlocker-drive-encryption-tools-to-manage-bitlocker.md)