![]() *After a user enters his/her passphrase at BootGuard, the user is automatically logged in to the user’s Windows profile, so only one passphrase is needed to boot a system. *This option is recommended for ease of use and is the default option during the New User Wizard. ![]() ![]() Option 1: When using “Use Windows Password”, the following applies: Unless the correct passphrase is entered, the system will not boot. NOTE: Once encrypted, before a system will boot up, the “BootGuard” screen will appear, which is Symantec Drive Encryption’s Pre-Boot authentication screen, and will prompt the user to enter a passphrase. Two options are available, “ Use Windows Password”, and “ Create New Passphrase”. This will bring up the " Add User" dialog window. Next, click on “ New Passphrase User…” on the right side of this window. Click on the disk partition labeled “ C: Partition” so that it is highlighted. In this example, the C: Partition will be encrypted. In this example, it is called “ C: Partition”: The Partitions on the disk will then be displayed. To do so, click the plus sign next to the top-level disk as seen in the screenshot labeled, “ C:(Boot) 15GB Fixed Disk”: Because of this, it is recommended to encrypt the main Boot\Windows partition on the disk. Sometimes system disks may contain recovery partitions, or other system partitions. Symantec Drive encryption has the ability to encrypt an entire system disk, or a partition. In this example, the main drive available shows up with a plus sign to the left labeled “ C:Boot 15GB Fixed Disk”. This will bring up the available disk(s) to encrypt. Next, click on PGP Disk on the left pane, and then Encrypt Disk or Partition on the right pane of Symantec Encryption Desktop: This will open the Symantec Encryption Desktop software.Ĭlick on the lock icon, and select “ Open Symantec Encryption Desktop”, which will open the Symantec Encryption Desktop client: Type “Symantec Encryption Desktop” in the search field, and press enter. NOTE: On Windows 8 systems, if this lock icon does not appear on the bottom-right corner of the screen, on the keyboard, press the Windows icon S. Once the software has been installed, a “lock” icon will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen: This article will provide a walk-through of all the steps needed in order to encrypt a system with Symantec Encryption Desktop. TIP: It is highly recommended to create a full system backup before attempting to encrypt the system. For more information on installation and licensing Symantec Encryption Desktop, please see article 178346 for a complete walk-through.įor a listing of System Requirements for Symantec Encryption Desktop, please see article 161116. ![]() Once Symantec Encryption Desktop has been installed, and licensed, the system is then ready to be encrypted using the Drive Encryption feature. ![]()
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