I would like to inform you all about the process of installing Symantec encryption desktop for standalone machines. Kindly follow the below steps.
Important Note: before we perform encryption on windows 10 machine please check the below.
Bit locker is a hidden encryption program from Microsoft. We have to disable that in order to perform Symantec encryption. In order to check if bit locker is present on your machine please do this.
Go to start button and type Cmdà you can see a black color window on the search list. Please right click on it and select Run as an administrator.
If you see percentage encrypted is 00 then it means you have no bit locker. We can install Symantec.
Once it reaches 00 then we are good to install Symantec encryption.
Note: don't get confused with endpoint encryption and encryption management server. That is only for server environment.
4) Once you choose the Symantec drive encryption you will get a list of download files.
8) if you click on + sign you will get a https download link for that new version. Download it. And extract the zip.
2) Most of the machines now will be in 64 bit. So double click on the second one. hit ok on the language box after choosing your preferred language.
3) Accept the license and hit next. Don't display the release notes. Next. Install.
4) it will take some time for installing the product.
1) Once the machine is rebooted. You will get a pop up "enable PGP desktop from this account. Click on yes.
5) Finish. You can see a icon will be generated on your machine on you task bar near to your volume bottom and all to open the Symantec encryption desktop.
6) Or you can search for Symantec encryption desktop in your start button of the machine.
8) in order to encrypt the disk. Go to PGP disk –> encrypt disk or partition–> Select the disk on the first box and then hit encrypt.
9) It will ask you for the user registration, this is a very important stage.
Note: after the machine is encrypted whenever you start the machine you will have a Symantec login screen for securing the machine. if you need same windows login password of your machine for the encryption screen also go with " windows password." or if you need different login for Symantec screen please choose option 2.
11) Let's go with same windows password. Click on next. Choose password authentication and next.
13) Type your domain if you have else leave it. And on the password box please type the correct windows password.
14) Check the box enable single sign on.
15) Finish. Now you will be able to see a new user will be created in User access box of PGP disk.
16) Now we can start the encryption by hitting the encrypt button again. If you find it greyed out. Close the Symantec encryption desktop and open it and go to PGP desk–> encrypt disk and then select the disk and hit encrypt.
17) you will get token prompted now( Whole disk recovery token) please make sure you note it down as if something happened to your windows password on Symantec login screen this token can be used as alternate.