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STATUS_FVE_NO_LICENSE
BitLocker is not licensed on this system
STATUS_FVE_NO_LICENSE is a feature-availability result from BitLocker Drive Encryption. It means the OS image or edition does not include the BitLocker capability required for the requested operation.
This is not a protector, TPM, password, or recovery-key problem. Diagnostics should confirm the Windows edition and feature state before investigating volume metadata or encryption method.
Diagnostic focus
- Check Windows edition and whether BitLocker management components are present.
- Do not rotate protectors or recovery passwords to fix an edition/licensing absence.
- If automation runs across mixed editions, branch before calling BitLocker-only APIs.
References
- Microsoft: BitLocker FAQ
- Microsoft: BitLocker preboot recovery screen
- Microsoft: Configure BitLocker
- Microsoft: BitLocker recovery overview
- Microsoft: BitLocker drive encryption for OEMs
- Microsoft: COM error codes for TPM, PLA and FVE
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