4 files changed, 101 insertions, 55 deletions
diff --git a/src/Common/Dlgcode.c b/src/Common/Dlgcode.c
index 66a22a26..495d32bf 100644
--- a/src/Common/Dlgcode.c
+++ b/src/Common/Dlgcode.c
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ BOOL MountVolumesAsSystemFavorite = FALSE;
 BOOL FavoriteMountOnArrivalInProgress = FALSE;
 BOOL MultipleMountOperationInProgress = FALSE;
 
+volatile BOOL NeedPeriodicDeviceListUpdate = FALSE;
+BOOL DisablePeriodicDeviceListUpdate = FALSE;
+
 BOOL WaitDialogDisplaying = FALSE;
 
 /* Handle to the device driver */
@@ -12530,7 +12533,7 @@ wstring FindDeviceByVolumeID (const BYTE volumeID [VOLUME_ID_SIZE], BOOL bFromSe
 
 	/* not mounted. Look for it in the local drives*/
 
-	if (bFromService)
+	if (bFromService || !NeedPeriodicDeviceListUpdate)
 	{
 		for (int devNumber = 0; devNumber < MAX_HOST_DRIVE_NUMBER; devNumber++)
 		{
diff --git a/src/Common/Dlgcode.h b/src/Common/Dlgcode.h
index 5ff97af1..3df68227 100644
--- a/src/Common/Dlgcode.h
+++ b/src/Common/Dlgcode.h
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ extern BOOL MountVolumesAsSystemFavorite;
 extern BOOL FavoriteMountOnArrivalInProgress;
 extern BOOL MultipleMountOperationInProgress;
 
+extern volatile BOOL NeedPeriodicDeviceListUpdate;
+extern BOOL DisablePeriodicDeviceListUpdate;
+
 #ifndef SETUP
 extern BOOL bLanguageSetInSetup;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Mount/Favorites.cpp b/src/Mount/Favorites.cpp
index 284c0b5c..eafc4734 100644
--- a/src/Mount/Favorites.cpp
+++ b/src/Mount/Favorites.cpp
@@ -243,76 +243,84 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 			switch (lw)
 			{
 			case IDOK:
-
-				/* Global System Favorites settings */
-
-				if (SystemFavoritesMode)
 				{
-					BootEncryption BootEncObj (NULL);
+					BOOL bInitialOptionValue = NeedPeriodicDeviceListUpdate;
 
-					if (BootEncObj.GetStatus().DriveMounted)
+					/* Global System Favorites settings */
+
+					if (SystemFavoritesMode)
 					{
-						try
-						{
-							uint32 reqConfig = IsDlgButtonChecked (hwndDlg, IDC_FAVORITE_OPEN_EXPLORER_WIN_ON_MOUNT) ? TC_DRIVER_CONFIG_CACHE_BOOT_PASSWORD_FOR_SYS_FAVORITES : 0;
-							if (reqConfig != (ReadDriverConfigurationFlags() & TC_DRIVER_CONFIG_CACHE_BOOT_PASSWORD_FOR_SYS_FAVORITES))
-								BootEncObj.SetDriverConfigurationFlag (TC_DRIVER_CONFIG_CACHE_BOOT_PASSWORD_FOR_SYS_FAVORITES, reqConfig ? true : false);
+						BootEncryption BootEncObj (NULL);
 
-							SetDriverConfigurationFlag (TC_DRIVER_CONFIG_DISABLE_NONADMIN_SYS_FAVORITES_ACCESS, IsDlgButtonChecked (hwndDlg, IDC_FAVORITE_DISABLE_HOTKEY));
-						}
-						catch (Exception &e)
+						if (BootEncObj.GetStatus().DriveMounted)
 						{
-							e.Show (hwndDlg);
+							try
+							{
+								uint32 reqConfig = IsDlgButtonChecked (hwndDlg, IDC_FAVORITE_OPEN_EXPLORER_WIN_ON_MOUNT) ? TC_DRIVER_CONFIG_CACHE_BOOT_PASSWORD_FOR_SYS_FAVORITES : 0;
+								if (reqConfig != (ReadDriverConfigurationFlags() & TC_DRIVER_CONFIG_CACHE_BOOT_PASSWORD_FOR_SYS_FAVORITES))
+									BootEncObj.SetDriverConfigurationFlag (TC_DRIVER_CONFIG_CACHE_BOOT_PASSWORD_FOR_SYS_FAVORITES, reqConfig ? true : false);
+
+								SetDriverConfigurationFlag (TC_DRIVER_CONFIG_DISABLE_NONADMIN_SYS_FAVORITES_ACCESS, IsDlgButtonChecked (hwndDlg, IDC_FAVORITE_DISABLE_HOTKEY));
+							}
+							catch (Exception &e)
+							{
+								e.Show (hwndDlg);
+							}
 						}
 					}
-				}
 
-				/* (System) Favorites list */
+					/* (System) Favorites list */
 
-				if (SelectedItem != -1 && !Favorites.empty())
-					SetFavoriteVolume (hwndDlg, Favorites[SelectedItem], SystemFavoritesMode);
+					if (SelectedItem != -1 && !Favorites.empty())
+						SetFavoriteVolume (hwndDlg, Favorites[SelectedItem], SystemFavoritesMode);
 
-				if (SaveFavoriteVolumes (hwndDlg, Favorites, SystemFavoritesMode))
-				{
-					if (!SystemFavoritesMode)
+					if (SaveFavoriteVolumes (hwndDlg, Favorites, SystemFavoritesMode))
 					{
-						bMountFavoritesOnLogon = FALSE;
-
-						foreach (const FavoriteVolume &favorite, Favorites)
+						if (!SystemFavoritesMode)
 						{
-							if (favorite.MountOnLogOn)
+							bMountFavoritesOnLogon = FALSE;
+
+							foreach (const FavoriteVolume &favorite, Favorites)
 							{
-								bMountFavoritesOnLogon = TRUE;
-								break;
+								if (favorite.MountOnLogOn)
+								{
+									bMountFavoritesOnLogon = TRUE;
+									break;
+								}
 							}
-						}
 
-						if (!bEnableBkgTask || bCloseBkgTaskWhenNoVolumes || IsNonInstallMode())
-						{
-							foreach (const FavoriteVolume favorite, Favorites)
+							if (!bEnableBkgTask || bCloseBkgTaskWhenNoVolumes || IsNonInstallMode())
 							{
-								if (favorite.MountOnArrival)
+								foreach (const FavoriteVolume favorite, Favorites)
 								{
-									Warning ("FAVORITE_ARRIVAL_MOUNT_BACKGROUND_TASK_ERR", hwndDlg);
-									break;
+									if (favorite.MountOnArrival)
+									{
+										Warning ("FAVORITE_ARRIVAL_MOUNT_BACKGROUND_TASK_ERR", hwndDlg);
+										break;
+									}
 								}
 							}
-						}
 
-						FavoriteVolumes = Favorites;
+							if (!bInitialOptionValue && NeedPeriodicDeviceListUpdate)
+							{
+								// a favorite was set to use VolumeID. We update the list of devices available for mounting as early as possible
+								UpdateMountableHostDeviceList ();
+							}
 
-						ManageStartupSeq();
-						SaveSettings (hwndDlg);
-					}
-					else
-						SystemFavoriteVolumes = Favorites;
+							FavoriteVolumes = Favorites;
 
-					OnFavoriteVolumesUpdated();
-					LoadDriveLetters (hwndDlg, GetDlgItem (MainDlg, IDC_DRIVELIST), 0);
+							ManageStartupSeq();
+							SaveSettings (hwndDlg);
+						}
+						else
+							SystemFavoriteVolumes = Favorites;
 
-					EndDialog (hwndDlg, IDOK);
-				}
+						OnFavoriteVolumesUpdated();
+						LoadDriveLetters (hwndDlg, GetDlgItem (MainDlg, IDC_DRIVELIST), 0);
 
+						EndDialog (hwndDlg, IDOK);
+					}
+				}
 				return 1;
 
 			case IDCANCEL:
@@ -554,6 +562,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 
 	void LoadFavoriteVolumes (vector <FavoriteVolume> &favorites, bool systemFavorites, bool noUacElevation)
 	{
+		bool bVolumeIdInUse = false;
 		favorites.clear();
 		wstring favoritesFilePath = systemFavorites ? GetServiceConfigPath (TC_APPD_FILENAME_SYSTEM_FAVORITE_VOLUMES, false) : GetConfigPath (TC_APPD_FILENAME_FAVORITE_VOLUMES);
 
@@ -701,10 +710,21 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 				favorite.Pkcs5 = -1;
 			}
 
+			if (!systemFavorites && favorite.UseVolumeID)
+				bVolumeIdInUse = true;
+
 			favorites.push_back (favorite);
 			xml++;
 		}
 
+		if (!systemFavorites)
+		{
+			if (bVolumeIdInUse && !DisablePeriodicDeviceListUpdate)
+				NeedPeriodicDeviceListUpdate = TRUE;
+			else
+				NeedPeriodicDeviceListUpdate = FALSE;
+		}
+
 		free (favoritesXml);
 	}
 
@@ -763,6 +783,7 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 	{
 		FILE *f;
 		int cnt = 0;
+		bool bVolumeIdInUse = false;
 
 		f = _wfopen (GetConfigPath (systemFavorites ? TC_APPD_FILENAME_SYSTEM_FAVORITE_VOLUMES : TC_APPD_FILENAME_FAVORITE_VOLUMES), L"w,ccs=UTF-8");
 		if (f == NULL)
@@ -827,7 +848,11 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 				s += L" useLabelInExplorer=\"1\"";
 
 			if (favorite.UseVolumeID && !IsRepeatedByteArray (0, favorite.VolumeID, sizeof (favorite.VolumeID)))
+			{
 				s += L" useVolumeID=\"1\"";
+				if (!systemFavorites)
+					bVolumeIdInUse = true;
+			}
 
 			s += L">" + wstring (tq) + L"</volume>";
 
@@ -838,6 +863,14 @@ namespace VeraCrypt
 		fputws (L"\n\t</favorites>", f);
 		XmlWriteFooter (f);
 
+		if (!systemFavorites)
+		{
+			if (bVolumeIdInUse && !DisablePeriodicDeviceListUpdate)
+				NeedPeriodicDeviceListUpdate = TRUE;
+			else
+				NeedPeriodicDeviceListUpdate = FALSE;
+		}
+
 		if (!CheckFileStreamWriteErrors (hwndDlg, f, systemFavorites ? TC_APPD_FILENAME_SYSTEM_FAVORITE_VOLUMES : TC_APPD_FILENAME_FAVORITE_VOLUMES))
 		{
 			fclose (f);
diff --git a/src/Mount/Mount.c b/src/Mount/Mount.c
index dd437090..ed57a617 100644
--- a/src/Mount/Mount.c
+++ b/src/Mount/Mount.c
@@ -512,8 +512,11 @@ static void InitMainDialog (HWND hwndDlg)
 		e.Show (NULL);
 	}
 
-	// initialize the list of devices available for mounting as early as possible
-	UpdateMountableHostDeviceList ();
+	if (NeedPeriodicDeviceListUpdate)
+	{
+		// initialize the list of devices available for mounting as early as possible
+		UpdateMountableHostDeviceList ();
+	}
 
 	if (Silent)
 		LoadDriveLetters (hwndDlg, NULL, 0);
@@ -7337,7 +7340,8 @@ BOOL CALLBACK MainDialogProc (HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPa
 		{
 			if (wParam == TIMER_ID_UPDATE_DEVICE_LIST)
 			{
-				UpdateMountableHostDeviceList ();
+				if (NeedPeriodicDeviceListUpdate)
+					UpdateMountableHostDeviceList ();
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -8873,6 +8877,7 @@ void ExtractCommandLine (HWND hwndDlg, wchar_t *lpszCommandLine)
 				OptionTryEmptyPassword,
 				OptionNoWaitDlg,
 				OptionSecureDesktop,
+				OptionDisableDeviceUpdate,
 			};
 
 			argument args[]=
@@ -8901,6 +8906,7 @@ void ExtractCommandLine (HWND hwndDlg, wchar_t *lpszCommandLine)
 				{ OptionTryEmptyPassword,		L"/tryemptypass",	NULL, FALSE },
 				{ OptionNoWaitDlg,			L"/nowaitdlg",	NULL, FALSE },
 				{ OptionSecureDesktop,			L"/secureDesktop",	NULL, FALSE },
+				{ OptionDisableDeviceUpdate,			L"/disableDeviceUpdate",	NULL, FALSE },
 			};
 
 			argumentspec as;
@@ -8991,6 +8997,12 @@ void ExtractCommandLine (HWND hwndDlg, wchar_t *lpszCommandLine)
 				}
 				break;
 
+			case OptionDisableDeviceUpdate:
+				{
+					DisablePeriodicDeviceListUpdate = TRUE;
+				}
+				break;
+
 			case OptionCache:
 				{
 					wchar_t szTmp[16] = {0};
@@ -9530,8 +9542,6 @@ static VOID WINAPI SystemFavoritesServiceMain (DWORD argc, LPTSTR *argv)
 		SystemFavoritesServiceSetStatus (SERVICE_START_PENDING, 120000);
 
 		SystemFavoritesServiceLogInfo (wstring (L"Initializing list of host devices"));
-		// initialize the list of devices available for mounting as early as possible
-		UpdateMountableHostDeviceList ();
 
 		SystemFavoritesServiceLogInfo (wstring (L"Starting System Favorites mounting process"));
 
@@ -10112,9 +10122,6 @@ BOOL MountFavoriteVolumes (HWND hwnd, BOOL systemFavorites, BOOL logOnMount, BOO
 		{
 			Sleep (5000);
 
-			SystemFavoritesServiceLogInfo (wstring (L"Updating list of host devices"));
-			UpdateMountableHostDeviceList ();
-
 			SystemFavoritesServiceLogInfo (wstring (L"Trying to mount skipped system favorites"));
 
 			// Update the service status to avoid being killed