You must have a TPM module in order for this to work. Check your BIOS
The following command will enable bitlocker with a recovery password to the logs location:
manage-bde –on C: -recoverypassword >> “\\networklocation\logs$\%computername%-bitlocker.txt”
Move this file to somewhere safe after
You can then see the status with this command:
manage-bde -status
To retrieve the keys again in case it didn’t push it to the test file do this command:
manage-bde -protectors C: -get