Where does BitLocker store its log files on Windows?

BitLocker

2 log locations · Windows

Microsoft Corporation · Vendor documentation

Where BitLocker keeps its logs

BitLocker logs to Event Viewer > Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > BitLocker-API > Management on Windows. 1 other Windows log location is recorded below.

Paths are printed exactly as BitLocker writes them. Environment variables like %LOCALAPPDATA% and $XDG_STATE_HOME are never expanded, so a path can be pasted straight into a shell. Where a path differs between installer types or shipping flavours, each one is racked as its own card below - why that happens.

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BitLocker - Windows

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Key BitLocker eventsEvent Viewer > Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > BitLocker-API > Management

BitLocker management agentEvent Viewer > Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > MBAM > Admin- ConfigMgr and MBAM clients only.

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