BitLocker Drive Encryption: Drive Preparation Tool
bdehdcfg
- C:\Windows\system32\BdeHdCfg.exe /?
Output:
BitLocker Drive Preparation Tool version 10.0.19041
Copyright (C) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Usage:
BdeHdCfg[.exe]
[-driveinfo]
[-target {default | unallocated |
TargetDriveLetter {shrink | merge}}]
[-newdriveletter DriveLetter]
[-size SizeInMegabytes]
[-quiet] [-restart] [{-? | /?}]
Description:
This command prepares your hard drive for BitLocker Drive Encryption.
Command line parameters are not case-sensitive.
Parameters:
-driveinfo
Displays information about valid target drives.
-target
Specifies the target and operation.
Specify 'shrink' to create a new active partition.
Specify 'merge' to make an existing partition active.
Specify 'unallocated' to use unformatted space on disk.
Specify 'default' for the target to be chosen automatically.
Examples: -target D: merge
-target C: shrink
-target unallocated
-target default
-newdriveletter
Specifies the desired drive letter for the new drive. This option is
only valid when a new drive is created.
Example: -newdriveletter S:
-size
Specifies the desired size of the new drive. This option is only valid
when a new drive is created.
If not specified, the Drive Preparation Tool assumes the required
minimum size of 550 megabytes.
Example: -size 700
-quiet
Specifies operation in quiet mode. No output from the drive preparation
tool is displayed.
-restart
Enables an automatic restart after drive preparation.
You must restart your computer before enabling BitLocker.
-? or /?
Displays help for this command.
Examples:
BdeHdCfg -target c: shrink -newdriveletter x: -size 550 -quiet -restart
BdeHdCfg -target d: merge -quiet -restart
BdeHdCfg -target unallocated -newdriveletter s:
BdeHdCfg -target default
Return Code: 0
C:\Windows\system32\BdeHdCfg.exe
c:\>ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.2075]
| File | Info |
|---|---|
| File Size | 134144bytes |
| Creation Time | 2019/12/07 18:10:13 |
| LastWrite Time | 2019/12/07 18:50:53 |
| ProductVersion | 10.0.19041.1 |
| FileVersion | 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) |
| Hash | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 89d0572c9b53f34230c8514f6b11bd56 |
| SHA1 | c8111fa4bb979386bd9c7923eb5e8ba3cb2947fb |
| SHA224 | 626b6d922ed5ceaa49dcbca56113f3f494a9db29f5da5f45765454de |
| SHA256 | a6797c873af8f7fefe1352876113cd912e329759e838cf2f49ecd7bdf4bf4f26 |
| SHA384 | eae382250deaee0f6a1aba0d4b1aac80d50048e043b51742d06dd19984a47bf456c928c6d751317163370e5751c4e344 |
| SHA512 | ec6199df2daca0de2bc279e891d5996ba4afc6ee1892aa878fb17c438f7c2ebc4e7678a582151acc56d7fb74e8787e3ec8d5aa0c370df0b5d0dea0dedfc30ea0 |