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Microsoft stipulates that WinPE is limited to a 72 hour time limit. Does Clonezilla have a time limit? How long can I run Clonezilla? Several days?

Yes you could use a SATA to USB adapter that does not have an enclosure, such as this one https://sourceforge.net/p/veracrypt/discussion/general/thread/35c5a4d0cd/ I agree with DDD, that you should use an SSD enclosure, if you care about your data on the disk, because with an unenclosed adapter, there is a high risk of the cable being bumped and disconnected, and possible data loss, or time loss. Also, if you care about the data, I highly recommend cloning the disk BEFORE performing decryption, or...

Asus 2012 UEFI 16GB DDR3 Laptop N56V(z) Veracrypt version 1.25.9 I think Win10 22H2 Pro UEFI non-CSM PC and it’s display worked well for the last 1-2 years, until I was in the UEFI, and saw the boot menu list, with a Veracrypt boot entry option, and removed it, after exiting UEFI, screen permanently black. It is always 100% black, nothing else for even 1 second. The Veracrypt boot option was put there when I had encrypted C Windows system partition with Veracrypt. The encryption was successful, and...

Asus 2012 UEFI 16GBDDR3 Laptop N56V(z) Veracrypt version from april 2023 Win10 22H2 Pro Encrypted C Windows system partition, then deleted all partitions on disk, then in UEFI, removed Veracrypt boot entry option. It never booted since then. It is always black screen, 100% black, nothing else for even 1 second. The HDMI to external monitor is black too. No other recent changes or damage. I have tried removing battery, holding power button for 30 seconds. Downloaded UEFI EC update, extracted file,...