Encryption Failed at Test

[Ron Wilson]

I cannot seem to get Veracrypt installed on my Toshiba laptop Satellite S55t-C. It has a SSD on whcih the system is installed and a separate 1TB HD. It always fails at test stage suggesting that boot may not be on disk 0. I have tried disabling Secure Boot and installing a supervisor password to see if that helps but it still fails. Any suggestions please. here is a snap of my disks http://critical-thought.org/fabians/Disk.PNG
Thanks

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Version VeraCrypt ?

[Ron Wilson]

Sorry 1.21

[Ron Wilson]

Getting desperate here anyone any idea just why the encryption for Toshiba Satellite S55t-c should keep failing the test. As an experiement I tried encypting the D Drive which is a separate HArd Disk. It worked fine. But without the system disk being encrypted it sort of does not meet my need. SHould I look for an alternative encryption system or is the same problem likely. Any suggestions gratefully received

[Alex]

this is EFI compatibility problem. It is manufacture dependent. Test phase has to execute VeraCrypt boot loader. You can try to run it from boot selection menu to check.

[Ron Wilson]

OK It is obvious that I cannot encrypt successfully the System Drive on a Toshiba but what is my best option to protect laptop. I can encrypt the D Drive but how can I protect the System Drive (C Drive) and the directories on that drive. Any suggestions please?

[Enigma2Illusion]

Microsoft BitLocker which requires certain Windows edition and depending on your Windows OS edition, you may need to purchase an upgrade to get a Windows edition that includes BitLocker.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitLocker#Availability

Jetico

http://www.jetico.com/

[Ron Wilson]

!. Are you sure Bitlocker will work on system Drive on Toshiba. Wont it have same problems as VeraCrypt

1. I hate the thought of having to log in with a MS account. I only use local accounts at present but I am presuming if I go with Bitllocker it will force MS account and all users of my laptop would also have to use MS account. Is that correct.
   Thanks

[Enigma2Illusion]

1. You would need to check the Toshiba forums and/or support to inquire about any possible issues using BitLocker or Jetico.
2. BitLocker does not require Microsoft account.

If you plan to use BitLocker without available TPM, you have to enable a setting using the group policy editor.

https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/6229/how-to-use-bitlocker-on-drives-without-tpm/

EDIT:

For Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise and Education editions, using the group policy editor you can change the default encryption method to use XTS-AES 256-bit.

Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > BitLocker Drive Encryption. Double-click the “Choose drive encryption method and cipher strength (Windows 10)” setting.