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STATUS_FVE_KEYFILE_NO_VMK
Meaning and context of STATUS_FVE_KEYFILE_NO_VMK
BitLocker was able to process the supplied startup or recovery material far enough to determine that it did not provide the required volume master key. This is different from a missing file and from a visibly malformed file.
Treat the result as a protector-to-volume mismatch until proven otherwise. Check the recovery-key identifier and the volume identity, then use the recovery record registered for that specific encrypted volume. A valid file from another device cannot unwrap this volume’s master key.
Do not disable BitLocker protection or change TPM settings as a shortcut. The next check is which protector was expected for this volume and why it no longer resolves to the stored master key.
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Native status interpretation
STATUS_FVE_KEYFILE_NO_VMK is 0xC0210015, an NTSTATUS error value. AllStat describes it as “The BitLocker encryption key could not be obtained from the startup key or recovery password.”
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