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System requirements

Supported OS for EFDE Client application:

ESET Full Disk Encryption for Windows	32-bit	64-bit
Windows 11	N/A	✔
Windows 10	✔	✔
Windows 8.1	X	X
Windows 8	X	X
Windows 7 (requires Windows update)	X	X
Windows Server OS	X	X

ESET Full Disk Encryption for macOS	Supported
macOS 14.0 Sonoma	✔
macOS 13.0 Ventura	✔
macOS 12.0 Monterey	✔
macOS 11.0 Big Sur	✔
macOS 10.15 Catalina	✔
macOS 10.14 Mojave	✔
macOS 10.13 High Sierra	X
macOS 10.12 Sierra	X

Do not install EFDE Client application on the same workstation as your ESET PROTECT Server database.

Compatibility:

•Legacy/BIOS firmware is not supported. ESET Full Disk Encryption requires a UEFI-capable system.

•ESET Full Disk Encryption does not support MBR Partitionn Schemed Disks. Only GPT Partition Schemed Disks are supported.

•ESET Full Disk Encryption supports Apple M1 Mac with Rosetta installed.

•ESET Full Disk Encryption does not support ARM processors on Windows.

•ESET Full Disk Encryption is not supported on dual-boot or software RAID systems.

•ESET Full Disk Encryption is not compatible with Apple Mac system using Apple Boot Camp.

•ESET Full Disk Encryption does not support Microsoft Storage Spaces and Dynamic Disks.

•Use software with Windows Insider Previews for testing purposes only, as data may be at risk.

•DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or later driver.

You can use ESET Full Disk Encryption in a virtual machine environment on a PC or Mac Hypervisors:

•VMware Workstation 16.2.3

•VMware ESXi 7.0 / vSphere 7.0.3.00300

•VMware Fusion 12.2.3

•Parallels

•Microsoft Hyper-V (secure boot not supported)

The same compatibility rules apply for the guest operating system; for example, ESET Full Disk Encryption for Windows is not supported on ARM and cannot be used in Windows virtualized on Apple ARM CPUs.

Management console requirements:

•ESET PROTECT Cloud or ESET PROTECT 8.0+

•ESET Management Agent version 7.1+ for Windows.

•ESET Management Agent version 8.0+ for macOS.

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