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elliott94
Asked: 2020-04-06 09:20:42 +0800 CST

When recovering a drive from within Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM), why are you asked for a reason for recovering the drive?

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When choosing to decrypt a drive via MBAM, I've noticed a combo box that asks the user to choose a reason for decryption - several possible options are listed including a lost PIN. What's the relevance of asking this question - are the decryption reasons stored somewhere central and possible for administrators to view?

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  1. Best Answer

    The only reason is: audit.

    You can see the reasons in the audit database, using the reports :

    MBAM Admin

    By the way, don't forget that support for MBAM 2.5 SP1 will end in April 2026 and will be replaced by Configuration Manager, on-premises.

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