System requirements

Supported OS for EFDE Client application:

Compatibility:

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

•GPT Partition Schemed Disks, which are part of NTFS (New Technology Files System), are supported for BOOT Disks. MBR Partition Schemed Disks (also part of NTFS) are supported for any DATA (secondary) Disks.

•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.

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

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)

Management console requirements:

•ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT On-Prem 8.0+

•ESET Management Agent version 7.1+ for Windows.

•ESET Management Agent version 8.0+ for macOS.