Users Guide

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[DDPC-7881]
Preboot Authentication
● Added 05/2018 - The touchpad is now functional at the PBA login screen on non-UEFI computers. [DDPC-5362]
● Added 05/2018 - The touchpad is now functional after the computer resumes from sleep on non-UEFI Dell Latitude
computers. [DDPC-5363]
● An issue that resulted in a popup notification that warned the user to not turn off the computer during PBA configuration
has been resolved. [DDPC-7019]
● Added 05/2018 - With Preboot Authentication enabled for Full Disk Encryption or Self Encrypting Drive technologies,
booting into the preboot environment or manually syncing server communication no longer fail if the Dell Security
Management Server is unavailable. [DDPC-7181]
● An issue that resulted in an inability to log in at Preboot Authentication after shutting down the computer during PBA
synchronization. [DDPC-7336, DDPC-7584]
● An issue that resulted in an error message in PBA after replacing motherboard hardware or resetting the TPM has been
resolved. [DDPC-7337]
Technical Advisories v8.17
Dell Encryption v8.17
● No Technical Advisories exist.
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]
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