Symantec Encryption Desktop Professional 10.4.0

Quote:Symantec Encryption Desktop Professional is a comprehensive suite of encryption applications which provides flexible, multi-layered encryption by bundling Drive Encryption to secure the files stored on local hard drives, and Desktop Email Encryption to secure confidential data in email.

Key Features
- Hard drive encryption software locks down the entire contents of a laptop, desktop, external drive, or USB flash drive, including boot sectors, system, and swap files.
- Enables encrypted email and secure AIM Instant Messages.
- Creates storage-independent encrypted containers for transport and sharing of specific files using included utilities; PGP Self-Decrypting Archive, PGP Virtual Disk, and PGP Zip.
- Includes PGP Shredder which can completely destroy unwanted disk-based files and folders.
- Drive Encryption can be centrally deployed and managed by Symantec Encryption Management Server.

Key Benefits
- Secures email without burdening users, to improve compliance with policies and regulations without hindering productivity.
- Allows users to easily and transparently share encrypted files and folders, improving data security without impacting user productivity.
- Management by Encryption Management Server centralizes creation, deployment and management of data security policies and reporting.

New Features:

Compatibility with Microsoft Windows 10
This release supports the installation of Symantec Encryption Desktop on systems running Microsoft Windows 10, both 32- and 64-bit versions.

User Interface for Microsoft Windows Pre-Installation Recovery
Microsoft Windows Pre-Installation (WinPE) provides a bootable recovery tool to recover data from an encrypted drive that has been damaged or corrupted. You can now boot to a system that has been damaged or corrupted using a WinPE recovery CD or USB drive and then use the new graphical user interface to recover an encrypted drive.

New Pre-Boot Smart Card Compatibility
Added compatibility with Gemalto TOP DM GX4 72k (FIPS) cards for pre-boot authentication for Symantec Encryption Desktop for Windows.

What's New in Version 10.4.0:
- May include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

System Requirements:

Microsoft Windows:
- Windows 10 November 2015 Update (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows 10 Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows 10 Pro (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows 8.1 November 2014 Update (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows 8.1 Update 2, August 2014 (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows 8.1 Update 1, May 2014 (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows 8.1 Pro (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows 8 Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows 8 Pro (32-bit and 64-bit editions)
- Windows 7 Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit editions, including Service Pack 1)
- Windows 7 Pro (32-bit and 64-bit editions, including Service Pack 1)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit edition)
- Windows Server 2012 (64-bit edition)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit edition, including Service Pack 1)
- Windows Server 2008 (32-bit and 64-bit editions, including Service Pack 1 or 2)