BitLocker Drive Label

We use BitLocker on our laptops which are not connected to AD. We would like to change the Computer Name of the laptops and would like the BitLocker Drive Label to match the new Computer Name. Is there a way to change the Drive Label without decrypting and
re-encrypting the drive? I don't see any options to change the Drive Label with the Manage-bde command line tool. Thanks.
Charles

Hi Ronald,
Thanks for reply. I read your solution in the blog and I think you might misunderstand what Charles means.
I think Charles did mean he changed his computer name and wants his drive label in Bitlocker password entry match his new computer name, not just change the Bitlocker driver label.
As following:
But still thank you for your input.
Regards

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