Error Connecting to Dell Data Protection Local Management Console

Summary: A user may experience a message stating Connecting to Dell Data Protection | Encryption and then a blue bar sweeps across the console preventing the user from gaining access to the console, when opening the local management console. ...

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Symptoms

Affected Products:

  • Dell Encryption Personal
  • Dell Data Protection | Personal Edition
  • Dell Encryption Enterprise Shield
  • Dell Data Protection | Enterprise Edition Shield

Affected Versions:

  • v8.0 and later

Error Message:

This issue is recorded in the CMGshield.logs at:

v8.0 - 8.2: C:\ProgramData\CREDANT\CMGShield.log
v8.3 and later: C:\ProgramData\Dell\Dell Data Protection\Encryption\CMGShield.log

Shield logs:

[12.09.13 07:26:30:736 WinShield.cpp: 762] Shield Service - Failed to load ProcessConnector.dll [MS error = 126]

Cause

Not Applicable

Resolution

This error is due to an issue with the .net 4.0 version installed on the endpoint.

To resolve the issue:

  1. Uninstall .net 4.0.
  2. Reinstall .net 4.0 or later.

Affected Products

Dell Encryption
Article Properties
Article Number: 000124959
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 17 Jul 2026
Version:  11
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