![]() Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709 - RS3) Windows 10 April 2018 Update (version 1803 - RS4) Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809 - RS5) Windows 10 November 2019 Update (version 1909 - 19H2) Windows 10 October 2020 Update (version 20H2) Windows 11 October 2021 Update (version 21H2) WindUpdate (version 22H2 - Added Sfor SEE 11.4 GA and above) ![]() It is fully supported to use this same process to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11.Cumulative updates (Incremental), which do not change the core version of WindowsĮxamples of these major updates that are supported are as follows:.Feature Updates (Major), which change the core version of Windows.Tip: Symantec Endpoint Encryption 11.4 MP1 and above have additional improvements for Windows Updates and can be downloaded via the Broadcom Support Portal. Refer to the System Requirements page for official certification information These steps are if you would like to install the Windows update manually. As was mentioned in the Introduction, steps for SCCM are available, and if automatic updates are being performed, there is no need to go through any special steps. These steps can be adapted to many different scenarios as long as the options being used are supported by Windows. This article is intended as a guide using step-by-step instructions on individual machines where the Windows update is installed manually (via setup.exe or deployment solutions). These "Major" updates include upgrading from 1809 to Windows 10 20H2, for example.įor instructions on upgrading Windows 10 systems encrypted with Symantec Encryption using SCCM, see the following article:Ģ13890 - Deploy or Upgrade Windows 10 using SCCM on systems encrypted with Symantec Endpoint Encryption.įor information on how to upgrade Symantec Encryption Desktop 10 systems see the following article:ġ79262 - How to automatically upgrade Windows 10/11 systems encrypted with Symantec Encryption Desktop 10 (PGP Desktop) This article will discuss the general steps to upgrade a Windows 10 to a newer version of Windows 10 on systems encrypted with Symantec Endpoint Encryption. If you are deploying Windows 10 updates centrally, there are some simple steps you can follow in order to successfully upgrade. Note: There is no need to decrypt a system before you perform any of these updates.ĭeployment solutions are fully supported for Windows 10 upgrades on encrypted systems such as IT Management Suite (Altiris), SCCM, Intune, or Landesk to name a few. Setup.exe /Auto Upgrade /DynamicUpdate disable /reflectdrivers "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Endpoint Encryption Clients\Drive Encryption\OS Upgrade Files" /Postoobe "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Endpoint Encryption Clients\Drive Encryption\OS Upgrade Files\setupcomplete.cmd This article will go over the details of the upgrade, but the main command to upgrade is listed here: The system can be automatically updated and when prompted to reboot, all you need to do is enter your passphrase at the preboot screen. When performing a Windows 10 upgrade using the "Live Updates" which will automatically update the operating system to the latest release, no special steps are required on systems encrypted with Symantec Endpoint Encryption. Once systems are encrypted, there is a preboot screen that is used to protect systems such that users must enter a passphrase before the system will even boot. Subscription means you always have entitlement to download the latest version at any time.Symantec Endpoint Encryption uses best-of-class encryption for the highest security possible. If you are perpetual, but did not keep up with the renewal, you are entitled to the version you had back then, but to use the download portal, you need to have current entitlement. We are currently on 10.5 MP3 so if you have current entitlement, you can download and apply the license you had back then. ![]() If you are perpetual, the license entitlement is for the version you last renewed on. The licensing model is all the same so what you used back then should still work. In the past this had us also enabled to download the encryption management server.ĭoes this mean that there has been a change in lincenses ? We have a running license for Encryption Desktop (1 year for 200 installations). Has there been a change in the licensing model for the server software or where can i download full installl / update ? In the past we have been able to also download the encryption management server software.īut it seems we are now not eligible to download it anymore (the license subscription did not change as far as i know). We have licensed the Desktop Encryption software for many years now (formerly PGP Desktop). It does require current entitlement, so if that has lapsed, you could look into renewing so you can take advantage of all the latest updates and support offerings! We have an article that shows you how to download the software: Subject: Where to download the encryption management server software ?
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