Active Directory Bitlocker Recovery Key Tab Missing ((install)) Jun 2026

This is the most frequent fix. The "viewer" is the component that actually adds the tab to the ADUC interface. Open Server Manager and click Add roles and features . Navigate to the Features page.

Get-ADComputer "ComputerName" -Properties msFVE-RecoveryPassword active directory bitlocker recovery key tab missing

Get-WindowsCapability -Name "RSAT*BitLocker*" -Online | Add-WindowsCapability -Online This is the most frequent fix

Without Advanced Features enabled, ADUC hides many specific tabs (like Attribute Editor, Security, and Object) to simplify the interface for standard users. Occasionally, the BitLocker tab will not render if this view mode is off. Navigate to the Features page

It is important to understand that the "BitLocker Recovery" tab is not a native container class in the standard Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) console. This tab is added dynamically by an extension located in the .

To the tab and keys, your account needs: