Control use of BitLocker on removable drives: registry value RDVConfigureBDE and 2 moreComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE
- Policy ID
- RDVConfigureBDE
- Scope
- Computer Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › BitLocker Drive Encryption › Removable Data Drives
Registry
RDVConfigureBDE
REG_DWORDComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE Current key
- Enabled value
- 1
- Disabled value
- 0
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE] ; Options (use only one) ; Enabled "RDVConfigureBDE"=dword:00000001 ; Disabled "RDVConfigureBDE"=dword:00000000
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Enabled reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" /v "RDVConfigureBDE" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: Disabled reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" /v "RDVConfigureBDE" /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 'RDVConfigureBDE' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # Disabled New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'RDVConfigureBDE' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
RDVAllowBDE
REG_DWORDComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE Current key
- Checked
- 1
- Unchecked
- 0
- Element
- Allow users to apply BitLocker protection on removable data drives
- Value type
- REG_DWORD
- Required
- true
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE] ; Options (use only one) ; Checked "RDVAllowBDE"=dword:00000001 ; Unchecked "RDVAllowBDE"=dword:00000000
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Checked reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" /v "RDVAllowBDE" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: Unchecked reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" /v "RDVAllowBDE" /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 'RDVAllowBDE' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # Unchecked New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'RDVAllowBDE' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null
RDVDisableBDE
REG_DWORDComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE Current key
- Checked
- 1
- Unchecked
- 0
- Element
- Allow users to suspend and decrypt BitLocker protection on removable data drives
- Value type
- REG_DWORD
- Required
- true
Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell
.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE] ; Options (use only one) ; Checked "RDVDisableBDE"=dword:00000001 ; Unchecked "RDVDisableBDE"=dword:00000000
CMD
:: Options (use only one) :: Checked reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" /v "RDVDisableBDE" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f :: Unchecked reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE" /v "RDVDisableBDE" /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 'RDVDisableBDE' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null # Unchecked New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE' -Name 'RDVDisableBDE' -PropertyType DWord -Value 0 -Force | Out-Null