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If this happens when your system partition/drive is encrypted by VeraCrypt, + a portion of the VeraCrypt Boot Loader will be damaged and you will not be able to start Windows. In that case, please use your +<a href="VeraCrypt%20Rescue%20Disk.html" style="text-align:left; color:#0080c0; text-decoration:none.html"> +VeraCrypt Rescue Disk</a> to regain access to your system. There are two ways to do so:</div> +<ol style="text-align:left; margin-top:18px; margin-bottom:19px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px"> +<li style="text-align:left; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px"> +You may keep the third-party software activated but you will need to boot your system from the VeraCrypt Rescue Disk CD/DVD +<em style="text-align:left">every time</em>. Just insert your Rescue Disk into your CD/DVD drive and then enter your password in the Rescue Disk screen. +</li><li style="text-align:left; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px"> +If you do not want to boot your system from the VeraCrypt Rescue Disk CD/DVD every time, you can restore the VeraCrypt Boot Loader on the system drive. To do so, in the Rescue Disk screen, select +<em style="text-align:left">Repair Options</em> > <em style="text-align:left"> +Restore VeraCrypt Boot Loader</em>. However, note that this will deactivate the third-party software. +</li></ol> +<div style="text-align:left; margin-top:19px; margin-bottom:19px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px"> +For information on how to use your VeraCrypt Rescue Disk, please see the chapter <a href="VeraCrypt%20Rescue%20Disk.html" style="text-align:left; color:#0080c0; text-decoration:none.html"> +VeraCrypt Rescue Disk</a>.</div> +<div style="text-align:left; margin-top:19px; margin-bottom:19px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px"> +<strong style="text-align:left">Possible permanent solution</strong>: decrypt the system partition/drive, and then re-encrypt it using a non-cascade encryption algorithm (i.e., AES, Serpent, or Twofish).*</div> +<div style="text-align:left; margin-top:19px; margin-bottom:19px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:0px"> +Please note that this not a bug in VeraCrypt (the issue is caused by inappropriate design of the third-party activation software).</div> +<p> </p> +<hr align="left" size="1" width="189" style="text-align:left; height:0px; border-width:0px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color:#000000"> +<p><span style="text-align:left; font-size:10px; line-height:12px">* The reason is that the VeraCrypt Boot Loader is smaller than the one used for cascades of ciphers and, therefore, there is enough space in the first drive track for a backup of the VeraCrypt + Boot Loader. Hence, whenever the VeraCrypt Boot Loader is damaged, its backup copy is run automatically instead.</span><br style="text-align:left"> +<br style="text-align:left"> +<br style="text-align:left"> +<br style="text-align:left"> + See also: <a href="Issues%20and%20Limitations.html" style="text-align:left; color:#0080c0; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold.html"> +Known Issues & Limitations</a>, <a href="Troubleshooting.html" style="text-align:left; color:#0080c0; text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold.html">Troubleshooting</a></p> +</div><div class="ClearBoth"></div></body></html>
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