Deployment Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Encryption Personal Installation Guide v11.1
- Contents
- Overview
- Requirements
- Download the Software
- Installation
- Advanced Authentication and Encryption Personal Setup Wizards
- Configure Console Settings
- Uninstall the Master Installer
- Uninstall Using the Child Installers
- Data Security Uninstaller
- Policies and Template Descriptions
- Policies
- Template Descriptions
- Aggressive Protection for All Fixed Drives and External Drives
- PCI Regulation Targeted
- Data Breach Regulation Targeted
- HIPAA Regulation Targeted
- Basic Protection for All Fixed Drives and External Drives (Default)
- Basic Protection for All Fixed Drives
- Basic Protection for System Drive Only
- Basic Protection for External Drives
- Encryption Disabled
- Extract Child Installers
- Troubleshooting
- Glossary

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
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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