Deployment Guide

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Optional Embedded Hardware
TPM 1.2 or 2.0
Operating Systems
The following table details supported operating systems.
Windows Operating Systems (32- and 64-bit)
Windows 7 SP1: Enterprise, Professional, Ultimate
Windows Embedded Standard 7 with Application Compatibility template
Windows 8.1: Enterprise, Pro
Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Enterprise
Windows 10: Education, Enterprise, Pro v1803-v21H1 (April 2018 Update/Redstone 4 - May 2021 Update/21H1)
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
VMware Workstation 12.5 and higher
UEFI mode is not supported on Windows 7, Windows Embedded Standard 7, or Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry
Enterprise.
Operating Systems Encryption External Media
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 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 Embedded Standard 7 with Application Compatibility template
Windows 8.1: Enterprise, Pro
Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Enterprise
Windows 10: Education, Enterprise, Pro v1803-v21H1 (April 2018 Update/Redstone 4 - May 2021 Update/21H1)
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
Mac Operating Systems Supported to Access Encrypted Media (64-bit kernels)
macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 - 10.13.6
macOS Mojave 10.14.0 - 10.14.4
macOS Catalina 10.15.5 - 10.15.6
Localization
Encryption is multilingual user interface compliant and is localized in the following languages.
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Requirements