Users Guide

• The issue with continued rebooting on a computer with the number of users nearing 300 has been resolved. [DDPSUS-37]

• The issue that caused upgrade to fail with the logged error, "CInstallInf::ProcessInf - Error calling SetupInstallServicesFromInfSection,"

is now resolved. [DDPSUS-283]

• Encryption of the \Regback folder after a scheduled backup no longer requires a reboot for encryption to begin. [DDPSUS-302,

DDPSUS-342]

Advanced Authentication

• The user can now use the external keyboard, in addition to the virtual keyboard, to submit answers to Recovery Questions. [CSF-332]

• When using HCA, an issue with single sign-on with domain smart cards is now resolved. [CSF-94]

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

• 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 le 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 conrm

deletion of recovery questions but now more accurately prompts the user to conrm 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]

Dell Data Protection | Personal Edition Technical Advisories

Technical Advisories