Users Guide

Preboot Authentication v8.16.1
● Upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Redstone 3 release) is supported according to Microsoft's
supported upgrade paths. For more information, seehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/upgrade/
windows-10-upgrade-paths
SED Management v8.16.1
● Upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Redstone 3 release) is supported according to Microsoft's
supported upgrade paths. For more information, seehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/upgrade/
windows-10-upgrade-paths
New Features and Functionality v8.16
● The Data Security Uninstaller is now included in all installation bundles. This utility gathers the currently installed products
and removes them in the appropriate order. For more information, see http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/
sln307791.
● Password Manager has reached End of Life. For more information, see http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/
sln305349.
Resolved Technical Advisories v8.16
Encryption
● An issue that resulted in Encryption External Media leaving some files unencrypted and renamed is resolved. [DDPC-1532]
● The Windows 10 Feature Update preparation phase will no longer fail to stop the sweep state and will not fail on updating the
registry on a computer running Encryption External Media. [DDPC-4254]
● Encryption sweeps no longer pause or require manual intervention to complete. [DDPC-4499]
● Pausing encryption from the system tray icon now properly pauses the encryption sweep. [DDPC-5372]
● Added 05/2018 - An issue causing the local management console to become unresponsive or file explorer filename sorting to
not function after an encryption sweep the Secure Post-Encryption Cleanup policy set to an overwrite value has now been
resolved. [DDPC-5764]
Resolved Customer Issues
● Windows now properly resumes from hibernation when the Secure Windows Hibernation File policy is enforced.
[DDPSUS-1346]
● Registry keys are now properly removed at uninstall. [DDPC-5410]
● An issue that resulted in failed activation of endpoints is resolved. [DDPC-6119]
●
An issue that resulted in the Port Control System causing intermittent BSOD during upgrades is resolved. [DDPC-6357]
● An issue resulting in BSOD when resuming from hibernation using an NVMe drive in AHCI is resolved. [DDPC-6456]
● An issue is resolved that resulted in customized Encryption External Media dialogue boxes to display incorrectly. For more
information, see http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln302925. [DDPC-6537]
● Applications using Microsoft's Encrypted File System no longer conflict with Policy Based Encryption. [DDPC-6846]
● A USB 3.0 driver causing BSODs when interacting with Dell Encryption is resolved. [DDPC-6893]
● Added 03/2018- The following hard-coded SDE exclusions have been added for improved interoperability with Windows
upgrades. This sweep decrypts files that are system-generated files, but will ensure that user-generated data within these
folders will stay protected as either Common encrypted or SDUser encrypted data based on currently set policies. These
changes can be overridden by adding a Category 3 inclusion to SDE Encryption Rules.
○ %SystemDrive%\_SMSTaskSequence
[DDPC-6932}
● Encrypt for Sharing files created on a 64-bit computer now open on a 32-bit computer. [DDPC-6998]
● An issue that resulted in BSOD after enabling HyperVisor is resolved. [DDPC-7028]
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Technical Advisories