Users Guide

● The PBA user interface has a new look and feel.
● New policies allow the administrator to configure the maximum number of Dell Server connection attempts and the retry
interval for the Encryption client running on a server OS.
● A standalone version of Encrypt for Sharing, Encrypt4Share.exe, is now added to the <installation folder>\Dell Data
Protection\Encryption folder at installation and can be accessed from the Windows Start menu.
Resolved Technical Advisories v8.12
All Clients
● Very long installation times no longer occur on Windows 7, due to removal of Windows KB2913763 from the installer. If
KB2913763 is not yet installed on the computer, install it then reboot before installing Enterprise Edition. For more
information, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2913763. [DDPC-4257, DDPC-1619, CSF-847]
Enterprise Edition for Windows
● On Windows 10, the Encryption icon now displays as expected on encrypted files in File Explorer. [DDPC-1186, DDPC-2817,
DDPMTR-1864]
● Debug-level logging is improved. [DDPC-2307]
● Administrative Download Utility (CMGAd) and Administrative Unlock Utility (CMGAu) are now functioning as expected with
non-domain users. [DDPC-4109]
● Upgrade to Windows 10 now proceeds as expected when the installation media is stored in a folder that is encrypted with
the User or Common key. [DDPC-4146]
● The Secure Windows Hibernation File and Prevent Unsecured Hibernation policies are now enforced after upgrade.
[DDPC-4786]
● The WSScan Unencrypted file in Violation option now initiates a sweep of unencrypted files as expected, without the files
having to be selected or accessed. [DDPC-4790]
● Performance is improved on computers running Secure Lifecycle. [DDPC-5113]
● An issue is resolved that resulted in Windows Update failures with Office and Windows 10 feature updates. [DDPSUS-1323]
Resolved Customer Issues
● An issue is resolved that resulted in a long delay after pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del on a computer running Dell Desktop Authority.
[DDPC-500]
● An issue is resolved that resulted in multiple restart prompts. [DDPC-4484, DDPC-4535]
Advanced Authentication
● The Enroll Credentials window no longer occasionally displays after a computer with fingerprint or smart card enrolled
credentials resumes from sleep. [DDPC-4269]
● Effective policies from the Dell Server are now automatically exported and stored in C:\ProgramData\Dell\Dell Data
Protection\Policy\Policy-xxxxxxxx.xml, where "xxxxxxxx" is the sequence number of the policy. By default, the last 10
policies received from the Server are stored. To change the default number of policies stored, change the value of the
following registry key. The valid range is 0 - 100.
["HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Dell\Dell Data Protection]
"MaxPoliciesStored" =dword:00000010
Valid range = 0 - 100
[DDPC-4583]
Preboot Authentication
● Amended 4/2017 - Preboot Authentication is supported
only with UEFI mode (with and without SecureBoot) on the
following computers:
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