diff --git a/doc/chm/VeraCrypt User Guide.chm b/doc/chm/VeraCrypt User Guide.chm index 40cb6348..d6e3efde 100644 Binary files a/doc/chm/VeraCrypt User Guide.chm and b/doc/chm/VeraCrypt User Guide.chm differ diff --git a/doc/html/en/FAQ.html b/doc/html/en/FAQ.html index e62492f6..1b93e6fe 100644 --- a/doc/html/en/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/html/en/FAQ.html @@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ The System Favorites Organizer window should appear now. In this window, enable For more information, see the chapter System Favorite Volumes.
+Note: System favorite volumes are not available during the earlier Windows boot and storage initialization phases. Therefore, Windows-managed startup dependencies such as automatically attached VHD/VHDX files, Dev Drive backing VHDX files, and native-boot VHD/VHDX files must not be stored on system favorite volumes. For VHD/VHDX files that are not required during boot or early startup, use a delayed/retrying task or a service that depends on VeraCryptSystemFavorites to attach them after the system favorite volume has been mounted. This workaround is not suitable for native-boot VHD/VHDX files or any other file that Windows must access before services can run.
+

Can a volume be automatically mounted whenever I log on to Windows?
diff --git a/doc/html/en/Issues and Limitations.html b/doc/html/en/Issues and Limitations.html index 891c5e4b..663b6ac2 100644 --- a/doc/html/en/Issues and Limitations.html +++ b/doc/html/en/Issues and Limitations.html @@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ In such situations, the issue can be solved by disabling VeraCrypt waiting dialo by selecting System > Mount Without Pre-Boot Authentication, is limited to primary partitions (extended/logical partitions cannot be mounted this way).
  • Due to a Windows 2000 issue, VeraCrypt does not support the Windows Mount Manager under Windows 2000. Therefore, some Windows 2000 built-in tools, such as Disk Defragmenter, do not work on VeraCrypt volumes. Furthermore, it is not possible to use the Mount Manager services under Windows 2000, e.g., assign a mount point to a VeraCrypt volume (i.e., attach a VeraCrypt volume to a folder). -
  • VeraCrypt does not support pre-boot authentication for operating systems installed within VHD files, except when booted using appropriate virtual-machine software such as Microsoft Virtual PC. +
  • VeraCrypt does not support pre-boot authentication for operating systems installed within VHD/VHDX files, except when booted using appropriate virtual-machine software such as Microsoft Virtual PC. +
  • VHD/VHDX files that Windows must attach automatically during startup, including Dev Drive backing VHDX files, cannot be stored on system favorite volumes because these volumes are mounted only after the earlier Windows boot and storage initialization phases have already started. Store such non-boot VHD/VHDX files on the encrypted system partition/drive or on another partition within the key scope of system encryption. Native-boot VHD/VHDX files also cannot be stored on system favorite volumes; they remain subject to the preceding limitation on pre-boot authentication for operating systems installed within VHD/VHDX files. For VHD/VHDX files that are not required for boot or early Windows startup, disable Windows automatic attachment and attach them later using a delayed/retrying startup task or a service that depends on the VeraCryptSystemFavorites service. This workaround is not suitable for native-boot VHD/VHDX files or any other file that Windows must access before services can run.
  • The Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service is currently supported only for partitions within the key scope of system encryption (e.g. a system partition encrypted by VeraCrypt, or a non- system partition located on a system drive encrypted by VeraCrypt, mounted when the encrypted operating system is running). Note: For other types of volumes, the Volume Shadow Copy Service is not supported because the documentation for the necessary API is not available.
  • Windows boot settings cannot be changed from within a hidden operating system if the system does not boot from the partition on which it is installed. This is due to the fact that, for security reasons, the boot partition is mounted as read-only when the diff --git a/doc/html/en/System Favorite Volumes.html b/doc/html/en/System Favorite Volumes.html index 929990d9..9829a257 100644 --- a/doc/html/en/System Favorite Volumes.html +++ b/doc/html/en/System Favorite Volumes.html @@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ System favorite volumes can be configured to be available within VeraCry
    Warning: When the drive letter assigned to a system favorite volume (saved in the configuration file) is not free, the volume is not mounted and no error message is displayed.

    -Note that Windows needs to use some files (e.g. paging files, Active Directory files, etc.) before system favorite volumes are mounted. Therefore, such files cannot be stored on system favorite volumes. Note, however, that they -can be stored on any partition that is within the key scope of system encryption (e.g. on the system partition or on any partition of a system drive that is entirely encrypted by VeraCrypt).
    +Note that Windows needs to use some files (e.g. paging files, Active Directory files, VHD/VHDX files configured for automatic attachment at startup, Dev Drive backing VHDX files, native-boot VHD/VHDX files, etc.) before system favorite volumes are mounted. Therefore, such files cannot be stored on system favorite volumes. Note, however, that files supported by VeraCrypt system encryption +can be stored on any partition that is within the key scope of system encryption (e.g. on the system partition or on any partition of a system drive that is entirely encrypted by VeraCrypt). Native-boot VHD/VHDX files remain subject to the limitation that VeraCrypt does not support pre-boot authentication for operating systems installed within VHD/VHDX files. For VHD/VHDX files that are not required for boot or early Windows startup, a possible workaround is to disable Windows automatic attachment and attach them only after the corresponding system favorite volume has been mounted, for example by using a delayed/retrying startup task or a service that depends on the VeraCryptSystemFavorites service and runs Mount-DiskImage or diskpart attach vdisk. This workaround is not suitable for paging files, Active Directory files, native-boot VHD/VHDX files, or any other file that Windows must access before services can run.

    To remove a volume from the list of system favorite volumes, select Favorites > Organize System Favorite Volumes, select the volume, click