Multiple other minor improvements and fixes.ĭisk Password Protection: a comprehensive suite of hard-drive protection/access restriction tools.

The trial version is no longer limited to 30 days.

The ATA protection control module is no longer supported.

The oldest supported operating system is Windows XP SP3.

Windows 9x and Windows NT/2000 operating systems are no longer supported.

Fixed a problem with boot and system disk detection.

Fixed a problem with large disk support.

Added a possibility to automatically check for updates.

The interface of the program has been redesigned (made similar to that of Cryptic Disk, a tool for transparent encryption of containers and disks).

Boot and volume protection algorithms have been improved.

The core of the program has been completely reworked.

Added the support of Windows 8 and newer versions.

Added the support of dynamic disks with GPT partition tables.

Added the support of disks with 4096-byte sectors (Advanced Format).

Added a possibility to protect volumes on disks with GPT partition tables.

Added a possibility to protect the process of booting from disks with GPT partition tables.

Added a possibility to manage boot protection in UEFI systems.

External hard disk password protection