Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Encryption Personal Technical Advisories v11.1
- Contents
- Technical Advisories
- Contact Dell ProSupport
- New Features and Functionality v11.1
- Resolved Security Advisories v11.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v11.1
- Technical Advisories v11.1
- New Features and Functionality v11.0
- Resolved Security Advisories v11.0
- Resolved Technical Advisories v11.0
- Technical Advisories v11.0
- New Features and Functionality v10.10
- Resolved Security Advisories v10.10
- Resolved Technical Advisories v10.10
- Technical Advisories v10.10
- New Features and Functionality v10.9
- Resolved Security Advisories v10.9
- Resolved Technical Advisories v10.9
- Technical Advisories v10.9
- New Features and Functionality v10.8
- Resolved Security Advisories v10.8
- Resolved Technical Advisories v10.8
- Technical Advisories v10.8
- New Features and Functionality v10.7
- Resolved Technical Advisories v10.7
- Technical Advisories v10.7
- New Features and Functionality v10.6
- Resolved Technical Advisories v10.6
- Technical Advisories v10.6
- New Features and Functionality v10.5
- Resolved Technical Advisories v10.5
- Technical Advisories v10.5
- New Features and Functionality v10.4
- Resolved Technical Advisories v10.4
- Technical Advisories v10.4
- New Features and Functionality v10.3
- Resolved Technical Advisories v10.3
- Technical Advisories v10.3
- New Features and Functionality v10.2.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v10.2.1
- Technical Advisories v10.2.1
- New Features and Functionality v10.2
- Resolved Technical Advisories v10.2
- Technical Advisories v10.2
- New Features and Functionality v10.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v10.1
- Technical Advisories v10.1
- New Features and Functionality v10.0.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v10.0.1
- Technical Advisories v10.0.1
- New Features and Functionality v10.0
- Resolved Technical Advisories v10.0
- Technical Advisories v10.0
- New Features and Functionality v8.18
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.18
- Technical Advisories v8.18
- New Features and Functionality v8.17.2
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.17.2
- Technical Advisories v8.17.2
- New Features and Functionality v8.17.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.17.1
- Technical Advisories v8.17.1
- New Features and Functionality v8.17
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.17
- Technical Advisories v8.17
- New Features and Functionality v8.16
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.16
- Technical Advisories
- New Features and Functionality v8.15
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.15
- Technical Advisories v8.15
- New Features and Functionality v8.13
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.13
- Technical Advisories v8.13
- New Features and Functionality v8.12
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.12
- Technical Advisories v8.12
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.11
- Technical Advisories v8.11
- New Features and Functionality v8.10.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.10.1
- Technical Advisories v8.10.1
- New Features and Functionality v8.10
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.10
- Technical Advisories v8.10
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.9.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.9
- Technical Advisories v8.9
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.7.1
- New Features and Functionality v8.7
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.7
- Technical Advisories v8.7
- New Features and Functionality v8.6.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.6.1
- New Features and Functionality v8.6
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.6
- Technical Advisories v8.6
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.5.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.5
- Technical Advisories v8.5
- New Features and Functionality v8.4.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.4.1
- Technical Advisories v8.4.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.4
- Technical Advisories v8.4
- New Features and Functionality v8.3.2
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.3.2
- Technical Advisories v8.3.2
- New Features and Functionality v8.3.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.3.1
- New Features and Functionality v8.3
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.3
- Technical Advisories v8.3
- New Features and Functionality v8.2.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.2.1
- Technical Advisories v8.2.1
- New Features and Functionality v8.2
- Technical Advisories v8.2
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.1.1
- New Features and Functionality v8.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.1
- Technical Advisories v8.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.0.1
- Resolved Technical Advisories v8.0
- Technical Advisories v8.0
- Technical Advisories v7.7
- Resolved Technical Advisories v7.2.3
- Technical Advisories v7.2.3
- Technical Advisories v7.2.1
- Technical Advisories v7.2
- Workarounds
- Software and Hardware Compatibility
● If an SDE encrypted file is moved (not copied) to a Common or User encrypted folder, the Shield now properly applies the
Common or User encryption policy, rather than remaining SDE encrypted. [27752]
Advanced Authentication
● The Tab key can now be used to navigate through the recovery questions in the Security Console. [26974]
● When using Password Manager, the default values in the Live.com/Hotmail.com credential fields are now correct. [27033]
● The Authentication tab in the Security Console no longer displays a blank page after switching tabs. [27112]
Technical Advisories v8.1
Encryption
● When running Windows 8, the Shield's Fast User Switching message is hidden behind the Windows 8 log off screen. [26272]
● DVDs become corrupt after a PCS policy change to Read Only in the following scenario: When PCS is enabled for Optical
Drives with 'UDF-Only' policy and the user copies files over (opens a session), before the session is closed (usually by
ejecting the media) a new PCS policy comes down that sets the optical drive to 'Read-Only'. The Shield starts a reboot-
snooze cycle when changing from 'UDF-Only' to another policy. If the user accepts the reboot request, Windows reboots
without closing the session, because it assumes it can close after the reboot. However, after the reboot, the device is in
'Read-Only' mode and Windows cannot close the session, so whatever filesystem changes had been made in that session are
now unrecoverable. [26966]
Cloud Edition
● Deselecting a folder from "Selective Sync" does not remove the folder. The folder can be manually removed. [25349]
● The Cloud Edition tray icon may disconnect during high processing scenarios. [26115]
● An error may be received while moving a Dropbox folder to another location. Simply dismiss the dialog to continue. [26396]
● If sharing the same Box account, but have two different computer (both with Cloud Edition and different activated users)
and you move the My Box Files folder on one of them, then when you create a new folder on the other computer, it will
create "New Folder" and sync that folder along with the newly created folder. [27081]
Resolved Technical Advisories v8.0.1
Encryption
● The issue of some computers experiencing a blue screen under extremely heavy load is resolved. [27366]
Resolved Technical Advisories v8.0
Encryption
● To reduce the chances of DPAPI authentication failure, the registry is now notified of cached credential changes.
● Deleting a file to the recycle bin during an encryption sweep no longer causes the wait notification pop-up to sit on-screen
the duration of the sweep. [25987]
● To avoid Windows update failures, %SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64 was added to the hard-coded SDE exclusion list. [26475]
● The runtime error in EmsServiceHelper.exe has been resolved. [26545]
● EMS no longer blocks access to slaved Shield-encrypted drives. [26671]
● The Port Control feature for "PCIe" has been renamed to "Express Card Slot". [23446]
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