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Dell Tablet users may ask if Venue 11 Pro 7130/7139/7140 provides a virtual touch keyboard for BitLocker PIN input in OS Pre-boot.

Summary: The Venue 11 7130/7139/7140 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) supports pre-boot BitLocker pin authentication and does provide a virtual-touch keyboard for PIN input.

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Symptoms

The Venue 11 7130/7139/7140 BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) supports pre-boot BitLocker pin authentication and does provide a virtual-touch keyboard for PIN input.

For the best results, you should have the latest version of the BIOS available for your Tablet installed. For more information refer to Dell Knowledge Base article Dell BIOS Updates.

Resolution

In order for the pre-boot virtual keyboard to be active on startup:

  1. The BIOS must be booted in UEFI mode. This function will not work in legacy mode.
  2. In BIOS settings under Post Behavior, Fastboot mode must be set to Thorough.
  3. BitLocker Group Policy (GP) settings must be set for PIN authentication on pre-boot and use of BitLocker authentication requiring pre-boot keyboard input on slates must be enabled.

Affected Products

Venue 7140 Pro, Venue 7130 Pro/7139 Pro