Encrypting System Drive

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Encrypting System Drive

Forum: Technical Topics

Creator: WRVC2016

Created: 2016-02-19

Updated: 2016-02-23

WRVC2016 - 2016-02-19

I have encrypted a System drive successfully years ago. I don't remember the process. My question is: Can I encrypt a drive first before I install an OS? Or does the OS has to come in first before I encrypt the drive?

Thanks

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Enigma2Illusion - 2016-02-20

Hello,

You need to install your OS + patches and then encrypt the OS.

Disconnect any external encrypted drives before installing the OS since Windows installation as been known for initializing disks/partitions that it does not recognize.

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WRVC2016 - 2016-02-23

Thank you for your reply Enigma2.

I noticed after the system drive has been encrypted; the 32 bit version of VeraCrypt runs in the background. I notice this in the registry too:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

I have a 64 bit OS. It would be ideal for the VeraCrypt 64 version to run on a 64 bit platform.

I was able to modify the registry key and have the 64 bit version to start.

Last edit: WRVC2016 2016-02-23

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