System requirements

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Supported operating systems

Windows version	X64
Windows 11	✔
Windows 10	✔

Windows Server version	X64
Windows Server 2025	✔
Windows Server 2022	✔
Windows Server 2019	✔
Windows Server 2016	✔

ESET Endpoint Encryption Client version 5.1 is the last to support Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. More information.

macOS version
macOS Sequoia (15.x)	✔
macOS Sonoma (14.x)	✔
macOS Ventura (13.x)	✔
macOS Monterey (12.x)	✔
macOS Big Sur (11.x)	✔
macOS Catalina (10.15)	✔
macOS Mojave (10.14)	✔

Compatibility

•ESET Endpoint Encryption supports Apple M1 Mac natively.

•ESET Endpoint Encryption does not support ARM processors on Windows.

•Dual-boot or software RAID systems do not support full disk encryption.

•Full disk encryption is not compatible with Apple Mac systems using Apple Boot Camp.

•Microsoft Storage Spaces and Dynamic Disks are not supported.

•Use Windows Insider Previews for testing, as data may be at risk.

•You can use ESET Endpoint Encryption in a virtual machine environment on a PC or Mac. The successfully tested hypervisors include VMWare Workstation, Parallels Desktop for Mac and VMWare Fusion for Mac OS X.

• Windows Server Core environments are not supported.

•If Account Lockout Threshold Windows Group Policy is enabled, ensure it is set to 5 or higher.

You cannot install ESET Endpoint Encryption at the same time as ESET Full Disk Encryption.

Hardware

•Full Disk Encryption of system disks supports only 512-byte size sectors.

•Removable media encryption supports 512-byte and 4k-size sectors for file mode encryption but only 512-byte for full disk encryption.

•TPM version 2.0 is required for TPM encryption.

File size limitations

The maximum file sizes of the various encryption features of the ESET Endpoint Encryption:

Feature	Maximum size
Full Disk Encryption	No ESET Endpoint Encryption limit; operating system, and hardware limits still apply.
Removable Media Encryption	No ESET Endpoint Encryption limit; operating system, and hardware limits still apply.
ESET Endpoint Encryption Go	Maximum size of 4GB per file by Microsoft WebDAV services.
File Encryption (.dlp files - file encryption, email attachments, ESET Endpoint Encryption Reader	Maximum size of 3.99 GB.
Text and Clipboard Encryption	Maximum size of 3.99 GB, additional limits by text container.
Archives (.dpk files)	Maximum size of 4 GB, the maximum size of individual files within archive is 2 GB.
Virtual Disks (.mnt, .dlpvdisk)	Maximum size of 2 TB on NTFS/exFAT drives, 4GB on FAT32.
Folder Encryption	No ESET Endpoint Encryption limit; operating system, and hardware limits still apply.

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