Store BitLocker recovery information in Active Directory Domain Services (Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista): registry value ActiveDirectoryBackup and 2 moreComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE

Policy ID: ActiveDirectoryBackup_Name
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › BitLocker Drive Encryption

Registry

ActiveDirectoryBackup

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE Current key

Enabled value: 1
Disabled value: 0

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE]

; Options (use only one)
; Enabled
"ActiveDirectoryBackup"=dword:00000001
; Disabled
"ActiveDirectoryBackup"=dword:00000000

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Enabled
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" /v "ActiveDirectoryBackup" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Disabled
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" /v "ActiveDirectoryBackup" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Enabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'ActiveDirectoryBackup' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Disabled
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'ActiveDirectoryBackup' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null

RequireActiveDirectoryBackup

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE Current key

Checked: 1
Unchecked: 0
Element: Require BitLocker backup to AD DS
Value type: REG_DWORD

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE]

; Options (use only one)
; Checked
"RequireActiveDirectoryBackup"=dword:00000001
; Unchecked
"RequireActiveDirectoryBackup"=dword:00000000

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Checked
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" /v "RequireActiveDirectoryBackup" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Unchecked
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" /v "RequireActiveDirectoryBackup" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Checked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'RequireActiveDirectoryBackup' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Unchecked
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'RequireActiveDirectoryBackup' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null

ActiveDirectoryInfoToStore

REG_DWORDComputer

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE Current key

Enabled value: Depends on the option value
Element: Select BitLocker recovery information to store:

Options
Item	Stored value
Recovery passwords and key packages	1
Recovery passwords only	2

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.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE]

; Options (use only one)
; Recovery passwords and key packages
"ActiveDirectoryInfoToStore"=dword:00000001
; Recovery passwords only
"ActiveDirectoryInfoToStore"=dword:00000002

CMD

:: Options (use only one)

:: Recovery passwords and key packages
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" /v "ActiveDirectoryInfoToStore" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
:: Recovery passwords only
reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" /v "ActiveDirectoryInfoToStore" /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f

PowerShell

# Common: create the key
New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Force | Out-Null

# Options (use only one)
# Recovery passwords and key packages
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'ActiveDirectoryInfoToStore' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null
# Recovery passwords only
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'ActiveDirectoryInfoToStore' -PropertyType DWord -Value 2 -Force | Out-Null