Choose default folder for recovery password: registry value DefaultRecoveryFolderPathComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE
- Policy ID
- ConfigureRecoveryFolder_Name
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Vista
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › BitLocker Drive Encryption
Registry
DefaultRecoveryFolderPath
REG_EXPAND_SZComputerHKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE Current key
- Enabled value
- Depends on the option value
- Element
- Configure the default folder path:
- Value type
- REG_EXPAND_SZ
- Required
- false
- Expandable string (REG_EXPAND_SZ)
- true
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE] ; Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data ; hex(2) and hex(7) data must be written as hexadecimal (UTF-16LE) "DefaultRecoveryFolderPath"=hex(2):<enter value>
CMD
:: Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" /v "DefaultRecoveryFolderPath" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "<enter value>" /f
PowerShell
# Value names and types follow the ADMX. Replace <enter value> below with your own data New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'DefaultRecoveryFolderPath' -PropertyType ExpandString -Value '<enter value>' -Force | Out-Null