Users Guide

Preboot Authentication
● On Windows 10, the issue that occasionally resulted in a blue screen when resuming from sleep on a computer with a SED
installed and PBA activated has been resolved. [CSF-363]
● The issue that resulted in unnecessary reboots after the "DellMgmtAgent" service starts is resolved. [CSF-523, CSF-541]
New Features and Functionality v8.6
● Personal Edition now provides beta support of Windows 10 Technical Preview.
● The virtual keyboard is now available with Preboot Authentication on the Dell Venue Pro 11 (Model 7139).
● A customer feedback form is now available within the DDP Console. Feedback is delivered to Dell along with the Dell Data
Protection product name and version number.
Resolved Technical Advisories v8.6
Encryption
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At uninstallation, decrypting a registry hive that exceeds 52 MB now succeeds and the computer no longer experiences a
blue screen when uninstallation is complete. [DDPC-867]
● Encryption Removal Agent failure due to file sharing violations is now resolved. [DDPMTR-883]
● Issues that resulted in rollback of upgrades when installation was attempted more than once are now resolved.
[DDPMTR-1029]
● Upgrade from v8.x no longer fails due to encryption processing during installation. [DDPMTR-1114]
Advanced Authentication
● In Security Tools - Setup, clicking the Defaults button on the Recovery Questions page no longer returns the prompt to
confirm deletion of recovery questions but now more accurately prompts the user to confirm a reset of Recovery Questions
settings. [CSF-91]
● Password Manager now functions properly with Mozilla Firefox v36.0.1 and later. [CSF-199]
● When One-time Password is used to recover access to a computer, if the user enters a blank value for the password, error
messages now display "Unknown user name or incorrect password/One or more arguments are not correct." After the user
acknowledges the messages, the OTP screen displays. [CSF-233]
Preboot Authentication
● The System Shutdown Required message that displays before PBA activation begins can now be properly minimized and
maximized by clicking the system tray icon. [CSF-195]
● On a German operating system, the PBA logon button text is now sized correctly and fully visible. [DDPLP-276]
● On a UEFI computer with PBA activated and with default Title, Legal Notice, and Support Information for the PBA logon
screen, selecting Options > System Information no longer returns the message “Support Information is not enabled.”
[DDPUP-510]
● On a UEFI computer running a Japanese or Korean operating system with PBA activated, the PBA logon screen now loads
and functions as expected. [DDPUP-547]
● On the Dell Precision T1700 and OptiPlex XE2, enabling Secure Boot and activating the PBA no longer results in the error,
"No bootable devices found." [DDPUP-614, DDPUP-615]
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Technical Advisories