consequences of multiboot changes
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Let us assume, that I have multi-boot and I encrypted one system partition. Let it be Windows 10. Other one is unencrypted. Let it be Windows 11. What will be with Veracrypt encryption and encrypted partition, if I shall format unencrypted partition and install the same operating system?
My question is connected with phrase from Veracrypt documentation:
"When system encryption is used (this also applies to hidden operating systems), VeraCrypt does not support multi-boot configuration changes (for example, changes to the number of operating systems and their locations). Specifically, the configuration must remain the same as it was when the VeraCrypt Volume Creation Wizard started to prepare the process of encryption of the system partition/drive (or creation of a hidden operating system)."
I guess, in this case you would be kinda doomed. As Windows 11 setup will not know about the encrypted OS, it will very likely rewrite the bootloader to only Windows 11. Therefore, you would not be able to boot your encrypted OS anymore.
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