cg2017 - 2019-05-02

I'm a long time TrueCrypt / VeraCrypt user and was recently testing System Encryption + System Favorites and posted some assistance to a bug here:
https://sourceforge.net/p/veracrypt/discussion/general/thread/1aa241dcfc/#adc0/2ca8

While working thru that issue, I learned that the System Favorites are launched as a Windows Service using a shortcut to the VeraCrypt executable. I think because this happens late in the boot process, the drives don't show as available to low level proceses. I was hoping to use StableBit DrivePool to pool multiple encrypted drives, however the only drives it sees is the C:\ drive with System Encryption. I also tried Windows Storage Spaces and had the same issue. Reading online it seems that because VeraCrypt doesn't use Windows Virtual Disk Service (VDS) or the newer Windows Storage Management API to expose the drives, they aren't available.

I was hoping that VeraCrypt might either expose the drives via the Windows Storage Management API after decrypting - OR - since the C:\ drive shows up, could all system favorite volumes be mounted when the boot volume is decrypted following the VeraCrypt Password/PIN challenge before Windows starts to load.

I think a lot of home server owners would love the ability to use VeraCrypt along with something like DrivePool or StorageSpaces for secure storage and volume management.