For Each Drive in batch file

StewartBW 1,145

Hello

These commands inside a .bat batch file will disable bit locker for C:, D:...

manage-bde -off C:

manage-bde -off D:

...

Is it possible that using batch file (not powershell) I loop through existing drives and run the above command for each drive in system drives? If so, should be simple, but I've no knowledge of batch file scripting :(

Please help

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StewartBW 1,145 Reputation points

2024-04-13T02:36:21.09+00:00

Thanks, excellent :)

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Marcin Policht 24,120 Reputation points MVP

2024-04-12T23:46:40.4566667+00:00
Try the following

@echo off setlocal enabledelayedexpansion REM Get the list of drive letters for /f "tokens=2 delims==:" %%d in ('wmic logicaldisk get caption^,drivetype ^| find "3"') do ( set "drive=%%d" echo Disabling BitLocker for drive !drive!... manage-bde -off !drive!: ) echo All BitLocker drives have been disabled. pause

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hth

Marcin
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StewartBW 1,145 Reputation points

2024-04-13T02:36:52.5566667+00:00

Thanks for the code, syntax error though :(

Marcin Policht 24,120 Reputation points MVP

2024-04-14T13:42:38.6733333+00:00

To clarify, in order to run these commands, you need to store them in a separate file (e.g. C:\Temp\DisableBitlocker.bat) and then run that batch file from the Command Prompt (i.e. by typing C:\Temp\BitLocker.bat and pressing the Enter key).

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hth

Marcin

Viorel 117.4K Reputation points

2024-04-14T14:30:28.3166667+00:00

Maybe it should be “tokens=1”.

MotoX80 33,736 Reputation points

2024-04-14T16:34:59.0833333+00:00

Maybe use Powershell instead of bat files.

Get-CimInstance -Class Win32_LogicalDisk | foreach { manage-bde -status $_.DeviceID }
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