Administrator Guide

Operating Systems
The following table details supported operating systems.
Operating Systems (32- and 64-bit)
● Windows 7 SP1: Enterprise, Professional, Ultimate
● Windows 8.1: Enterprise, Pro
● Windows 10: Education, Enterprise, Pro v1803-v20H2 (April 2018 Update/Redstone 4 - October 2020 Update/20H2)
Note: Windows 10 v2004 (May 2020 Update/20H1) does not support 32-bit architecture. For more information, see
https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/design/minimum/minimum-hardware-requirements-overview
○ Windows 10 2016 LTSB
○ Windows 10 2019 LTSC
Supported Server Operating Systems
● Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1: Standard Edition, Datacenter Edition, Enterprise Edition, Webserver Edition
● Windows Server 2012: Standard Edition, Essentials Edition, Datacenter Edition (Server Core is not supported)
● Windows Server 2012 R2: Standard Edition, Essentials Edition, Datacenter Edition(Server Core is not supported)
● Windows Server 2016: Standard Edition, Essentials Edition, Datacenter Edition (Server Core is not supported)
● Windows Server 2019: Standard Edition, Datacenter Edition
Operating Systems Supported with UEFI Mode
● Windows 8.1: Enterprise, Pro
● Windows 10: Education, Enterprise, Pro v1803-v20H2 (April 2018 Update/Redstone 4 - October 2020 Update/20H2)
Note: Windows 10 v2004 (May 2020 Update/20H1) does not support 32-bit architecture. For more information, see
https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/design/minimum/minimum-hardware-requirements-overview
○ Windows 10 2016 LTSB
○ Windows 10 2019 LTSC
NOTE:
On a supported UEFI computer, after selecting Restart from the main menu, the computer restarts and then displays one
of two possible logon screens. The logon screen that displays is determined by differences in computer platform
architecture.
Encryption External Media
Operating Systems
● External media must have approximately 55MB available plus open space on the media that is equal to the largest file to be
encrypted to host Encryption External Media.
● The following details the supported operating systems when accessing Dell-protected media:
Windows Operating Systems Supported to Access Encrypted Media (32- and 64-bit)
● Windows 7 SP1: Enterprise, Professional, Ultimate
● Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Pro
● Windows 10: Education, Enterprise, Pro v1803-v20H2 (April 2018 Update/Redstone 4 - October 2020 Update/20H2)
Note: Windows 10 v2004 (May 2020 Update/20H1) does not support 32-bit architecture. For more information, see
https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/design/minimum/minimum-hardware-requirements-overview
○ Windows 10 2016 LTSB
○ Windows 10 2019 LTSC
14 Requirements