2019

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The customer placed this question: 

I am running Windows ARM on a Windows instance on a MacBook. I want to know if there is a Winmagic setup for Windows ARM and also if I was to encrypt the machine, would it only encrypt the windows instance or would it encrypt the whole machine (MacBook). The Windows has its own drive partition.


During the troubleshooting, it turned out, that Windows doesn't have partitions.
The software used for Windows is: Parallels Desktop 19 for Mac 
"Parallels Desktop enables you to add Windows, Linux, or another operating system to your Mac by creating a virtual machine (VM)—a virtual PC inside your Mac. You can then install Windows or another OS on the virtual machine, just as you would on a physical computer. Run multiple OSs at the same time, all on your Mac" (source Parallels Website )
Furthermore, it turned out that the Windows was in the Domain and connected to the AD, while the MacBook Pro wasn't. However, this is irrelevant for the issue or solution.

Windows 11 Specs

 

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MacBook Pro Specs:
 

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Due to the fact Windows ARM is not supported, there is no WinMagic solution for the virtualized Windows.
But due to the fact there is no seperate partition for Windows, the complete machine could be encrypted with Secure Doc for File Vault 2

After upgrading the SES and the SD to the newest version, the device encrypted nicely with SDFV2 and the Windows is still working smoothly. 


Internal Reference Jira case SD-48272