Choose how users can recover BitLocker-protected drives (Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista)

ComputerNeeds changes for IntuneConfigureRecoveryUsage_Name

Supported on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista

25H2 · 1.0

What it does

This policy setting allows you to control whether the BitLocker Drive Encryption setup wizard can display and specify BitLocker recovery options. This policy is only applicable to computers running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista. This policy setting is applied when you turn on BitLocker. Two recovery options can be used to unlock BitLocker-encrypted data in the absence of the required startup key information. The user either can type a 48-digit numerical recovery password or insert a USB flash drive containing a 256-bit recovery key. If you enable this policy setting, you can configure the options that the setup wizard displays to users for recovering BitLocker encrypted data. Saving to a USB flash drive will store the 48-digit recovery password as a text file and the 256-bit recovery key as a hidden file. Saving to a folder will store the 48-digit recovery password as a text file. Printing will send the 48-digit recovery password to the default printer. For example, not allowing the 48-digit recovery password will prevent users from being able to print or save recovery information to a folder. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the BitLocker setup wizard will present users with ways to store recovery options. Note: If Trusted Platform Module (TPM) initialization is needed during the BitLocker setup, TPM owner information will be saved or printed with the BitLocker recovery information. Note: The 48-digit recovery password will not be available in FIPS-compliance mode. Important: This policy setting provides an administrative method of recovering data encrypted by BitLocker to prevent data loss due to lack of key information. If you do not allow both user recovery options you must enable the "Store BitLocker recovery information in Active Directory Domain Services (Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista)" policy setting to prevent a policy error.

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry key: SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE

Why it needs changes for Intune

Policy references a Windows supportedOn definition.
ADMX-INTUNE-WINDOWS-SUPPORTEDON-REFERENCE

In Intune

No native CSP; import the ADMX (needs changes first).

From Microsoft's Policy CSP DDF files (DDF v2 Files, February 2026), read 18 Oct 2026.

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
Configure 48-digit recovery passwordRequiredDefault: Require recovery password (default)	Drop-down list	`UseRecoveryPassword`	Require recovery password (default)`1` Do not allow recovery password`0`
Configure 256-bit recovery keyRequiredDefault: Require recovery key (default)	Drop-down list	`UseRecoveryDrive`	Require recovery key (default)`1` Do not allow recovery key`0`

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE]
"UseRecoveryDrive"=dword:00000001
"UseRecoveryPassword"=dword:00000001

PowerShell

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Choose how users can recover BitLocker-protected drives (Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista)
# Name: ConfigureRecoveryUsage_Name
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: VolumeEncryption.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'UseRecoveryPassword' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'UseRecoveryDrive' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_VolumeEncryption/ConfigureRecoveryUsage_Name

ADMX SyncML candidate

<SyncML xmlns="SYNCML:SYNCML1.2">
  <SyncBody>
    <Replace>
      <CmdID>1</CmdID>
      <Item>
        <Meta>
          <Format>chr</Format>
          <Type>text/plain</Type>
        </Meta>
        <Target>
          <LocURI>./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_VolumeEncryption/ConfigureRecoveryUsage_Name</LocURI>
        </Target>
        <Data>&lt;enabled/&gt;
&lt;data id="ConfigureRecoveryPasswordUsageDropDown_Name" value="0"/&gt;
&lt;data id="ConfigureRecoveryKeyUsageDropDown_Name" value="0"/&gt;</Data>
      </Item>
    </Replace>
    <Final/>
  </SyncBody>
</SyncML>

Intune remediation scripts

Detection

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()

function Test-RegistryValueExists {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}

function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    $valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
        return $false
    }

    $actual = $valueObject.$Name
    switch ($Kind) {
        'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
        'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
        'MultiString' {
            $actualArray = @($actual)
            $expectedArray = @($Expected)
            if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
                if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        'Binary' {
            $actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
            $expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
            if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
                if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
    }
}

# Policy: Choose how users can recover BitLocker-protected drives (Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista)
# Name: ConfigureRecoveryUsage_Name
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: VolumeEncryption.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'UseRecoveryPassword' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE\UseRecoveryPassword') | Out-Null
}

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'UseRecoveryDrive' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE\UseRecoveryDrive') | Out-Null
}

if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Output 'Compliant'
    exit 0
}

$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1

Remediation

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Choose how users can recover BitLocker-protected drives (Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista)
# Name: ConfigureRecoveryUsage_Name
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: VolumeEncryption.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'UseRecoveryPassword' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'UseRecoveryDrive' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1

History 5 retained releases

22H2 · 1.015 Jul 2024
- Already present in the first release ChangeIntel keeps.

4 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name: ConfigureRecoveryUsage_Name
Namespace: Microsoft.Policies.VolumeEncryption
Template file: VolumeEncryption.admx
Release: Windows 11 25H2 · 1.0 · file set de4e49983ebd651f…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Machine" displayName="$(string.ConfigureRecoveryUsage_Name)" explainText="$(string.ConfigureRecoveryUsage_Help)" key="SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" name="ConfigureRecoveryUsage_Name" presentation="$(presentation.ConfigureRecoveryUsage_Name)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.VolumeEncryption:FVECategory" />
     <supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOrServer2008Only" />
      <elements>
        <enum id="ConfigureRecoveryPasswordUsageDropDown_Name" required="true" valueName="UseRecoveryPassword">
          <item displayName="$(string.ConfigureRecoveryPasswordUsageDropDown_Require)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ConfigureRecoveryPasswordUsageDropDown_Disallow)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="0" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
        <enum id="ConfigureRecoveryKeyUsageDropDown_Name" required="true" valueName="UseRecoveryDrive">
          <item displayName="$(string.ConfigureRecoveryKeyUsageDropDown_Require)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.ConfigureRecoveryKeyUsageDropDown_Disallow)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="0" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="ConfigureRecoveryUsage_Name" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <text>Important: To prevent data loss, you must have a way to recover BitLocker encryption keys. If you do not allow both recovery options below, you must enable backup of BitLocker recovery information to AD DS. Otherwise, a policy error occurs.</text>
        <dropdownList defaultItem="0" noSort="true" refId="ConfigureRecoveryPasswordUsageDropDown_Name">Configure 48-digit recovery password:</dropdownList>
        <dropdownList defaultItem="0" noSort="true" refId="ConfigureRecoveryKeyUsageDropDown_Name">Configure 256-bit recovery key:</dropdownList>
        <text>Note: If you do not allow the recovery password and require the recovery key, users cannot turn on BitLocker without saving to USB.</text>
        <text />
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Microsoft.Policies.VolumeEncryption:category:FVECategory
<category displayName="$(string.FVECategory)" name="FVECategory" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents" />
    </category>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:WindowsComponents
<category displayName="$(string.WindowsComponents)" explainText="$(string.WindowsComponents_Help)" name="WindowsComponents" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:definition:SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOrServer2008Only
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOrServer2008Only)" name="SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOrServer2008Only" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
       <or>
        <reference ref="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsVista" />
         <reference ref="Microsoft.Policies.Products:WindowsServer2008" />
      </or>
     </definition>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:unresolved:Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsVista
<unresolved reference="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsVista" />
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:unresolved:Microsoft.Policies.Products:WindowsServer2008
<unresolved reference="Microsoft.Policies.Products:WindowsServer2008" />
Microsoft.Policies.VolumeEncryption:category:FVECategory
<category displayName="$(string.FVECategory)" name="FVECategory" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.VolumeEncryption:FVECategory">BitLocker Drive Encryption</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:category:WindowsComponents
<category displayName="$(string.WindowsComponents)" explainText="$(string.WindowsComponents_Help)" name="WindowsComponents" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents">Windows Components</string><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:WindowsComponents_Help">Contains settings for operating system components.</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.Windows:definition:SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOrServer2008Only
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOrServer2008Only)" name="SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOrServer2008Only" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
       <or>
        <reference ref="Microsoft.Policies.Products:MicrosoftWindowsVista" />
         <reference ref="Microsoft.Policies.Products:WindowsServer2008" />
      </or>
     </definition>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.Windows:SUPPORTED_WindowsVistaOrServer2008Only">Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista</string></strings>