Changelogs for ESET products

This page displays changelog information and release notes for recent ESET product releases (listed by the most recent version to earlier versions and are only available in English). Click the product name to display the changelog. Each product shows up to the last ten changelogs. Release cycle exceptions may apply to specific regions/countries.

Recent changelogs for ESET Full Disk Encryption for Windows

Version 2.0.18.0

Added: Single sign-on. Users can login to their encrypted system and Windows profile using their Windows password
Added: Disabling or pausing pre-boot authentication now leverages the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Systems that were encrypted using the TPM and have authentication paused or disabled will be upgraded automatically
Added: Turkish Q & F keyboard layouts to the pre-boot environment
Improved: User interface now has rounded corners in Windows 11
Improved: Pop-up dialogs have been improved
Fixed: A problem where when attempting to encrypt using OPAL and TPM, if the OPAL check fails then the system will fallback to not using OPAL or TPM in the encryption process
Fixed: A problem on Microsoft Surface devices where the system would not be able to boot after turning on Secured Core
Fixed: A problem causing system information to be malformed which prevented the AIS service from starting
Fixed: A problem where modules would not be updated by the EFDE installer
Fixed: A problem where offline licenses would become deactivated after successful initial activation
Removed: 32 bit operating systems are no longer supported

Version 1.4.62.0

Added: Repository load balancing support for automatic updates
Improved: Added crash dump support for the AIS service
Fixed: Keyboard layouts that did not adhere to caps lock rules for number keys within the bootloader. For example French and German.
Fixed: A problem where the AIS service would crash due to insufficient local system permissions to the service control manager
Fixed: A problem where the enter key would not move focus to the next interactable element in the bootloader

Version 1.4.58.0

Added: Automatic application updates now use the proxy settings
Fixed: A problem where multiple disks would be grouped as one within the UI
Fixed: A problem where upgrading to version 1.4 caused black screen when booting on systems with older UEFI implementations
Fixed: The bootloader now adheres to the 'User can change password' policy
Fixed: A problem where proxy settings were not being applied
Fixed: A problem where the product could become deactivated randomly
Fixed: A problem with keyboard keys in the bootloader. When Caps Lock was on and combined with modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL, etc) the wrong characters would be outputted
Fixed: A problem when EFDE automatically updated, a status message would show stating the update had failed
Fixed: A problem in certain environments which would cause the Agent Interface Service to crash

Version 1.4.52.0

Added: Support for automatic upgrades via ESET PROTECT console
Added: Support to detect missing UEFI Microsoft 3rd Party Certificate Authority
Added: Mouse support in bootloader
Improved: Seat data is now updated on the EFDE license when changes are detected
Improved: Various bootloader user interface improvements
Improved: New look user interface
Improved: EFDE will now use the common proxy policy
Improved: ENG US keyboard layout is only added to the operating system when required
Improved: Automatically generate new recovery password is set to on by default
Changed: Product versioning aligned with ESET versioning rules
Fixed: A problem with systems freezing upon booting with encrypted SSSTC disks
Fixed: A problem with Wortmann Terra devices freezing when the touchpad is touched within the bootloader
Fixed: Online help links are now redirected properly
Fixed: EFDE can no longer be installed on Windows Server 2019/2022
Fixed: When a TPM is in a locked state the TPM recovery code is no longer shown
Removed: OS support for Windows 7, 8 & 8.1

Version 1.3.4.39

Fixed: Reinstalling ESET Full Disk Encryption would not apply the policy if one was set within the install package
Fixed: Changing your password in Windows could disable the change password option in the pre-boot environment
Fixed: A problem where BitLocker could not be disabled or enabled when Full Disk Encryption was installed
Fixed: A problem using TPM encryption, where the system could go into automatic repair when using a disk with an SMI 2263XT controller
Fixed: Some systems experienced blue screens (SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED) after performing SafeStart
Fixed: A problem where changing the pre-boot password before the systems first reboot would cause the change password option to not display on the bootloader
Improved: Various localization improvements
Improved: Updated EULA

Version 1.3.3.35

Fixed: Temporarily disabling FDE authentication now automatically changes the GUI after the set period of time
Fixed: Service no longer crashes when MS Storage Spaces are being used on the system
Fixed: A problem if an OPAL encrypted system crashes for any reason, the software would report it is no longer encrypted on next reboot
Fixed: A problem where the pre-boot authentication screen would freeze when a 2nd monitor is connected or disconnected
Fixed: Security vulnerability CVE-2022-2402 [CVSS 6.5] - reported externally
Fixed: A problem were the pre-boot loader would not be updated during an upgrade
Fixed: A problem with HP Elitebook failing to boot with "Unable to locate operating system boot file" error
Fixed: MSP licenses now show no expiration in the ESET Protect console
Fixed: Workaround for a bug in some Lenovo UEFI implementations, that incorrectly report parameters of NVMe drives. This prevented affected systems from booting, when encrypted using TPM with NVMe drives.

Version 1.3.1.25

Added: The pause authentication command now accepts the ISO8601 date/time format
Fixed: In rare instances computers encrypted with EFDE v1.3.0 may start decryption on their own
Fixed: Offline licences now activate correctly when used with install and activation tasks
Fixed: A problem where a Full Disk Encrypted system could fail to boot with "Unable to locate operating system boot file" error
Fixed: Resuming pre-boot authentication via the resume task no longer fails when the pause time has already lapsed
Fixed: A problem syncing recovery data when encrypting a system straight after decryption
Fixed: An issue with MBR partition schemed disks where the recovery data would be sent to the ESET Protect with an invalid workstation ID

Version 1.3.0.22

Added: Starting with this release. Installing EFDE on Windows 7 requires the SHA-2 code signing updates KB4474419 & KB4490628.
Added: Automatic update of modules
Added: Section in the user interface to show the installed modules
Added: Ability to deploy the installer with a predefined password and keyboard map to start Full Disk Encryption (FDE)
Added: English (Indian) keyboard layout
Added: Status message when encryption is paused if the system is running on battery power
Added: Ability to generate new recovery passwords from the ESET Protect console
Added: Ability to control FDE authentication via the command line
Added: Ability to add keyboard layouts via the command line
Added: Status message when the system has an unsupported dynamic disk
Added: Ability to retry encryption from the ESET Protect console if encryption has failed
Improved: The encryption percentage symbol is on the same line in all languages
Improved: Various localization improvements
Fixed: Disks no longer show as RAW in the user interface when the EFDE service is not running
Fixed: Postponing encryption no longer results in the system being reported as incompatible with EFDE
Fixed: License information now displays correctly in the user interface prior to the initial installation reboot
Fixed: The user interface window focus now behaves correctly
Fixed: The recovery password index is now correct after re-encryption
Fixed: User interface latency issues in certain network environments
Fixed: A problem with SafeStart on Lenovo devices
Fixed: Various issues with user interface scaling, snapping, naming, and shortcuts
Fixed: The presentation mode state was not reset after a service restart

Version 1.2.4.12

Improvement: EFDE no longer clears the TPM before it is used during encryption. This resolves possible compatibility issues with other software that may also use the TPM, e.g. Office 365 apps.

Version 1.2.3.11

Fixed: Localisation issues with UKR, PLK and JPN

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