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Bad news for VeraCrypt with KB5018496
Legacy1As a precaution, for major releases, or when you upgrade the operating system ( I don't mean installing updates, ) you should disable secure boot first, before you start the upgrade process, and then decrypt the system drive. That's the #1 thing. Once you finish installing the operating system, you have to install the latest motherboard (chipset) drivers, graphics drivers, etc. At this point you can encrypt the system drive, store the rescue disk in a safe place, and any other drives should have the volume headers for each drive backed up as well, which that should be stored for safekeeping. ( MAKE SURE you have backups of your files as well. )
Windows 11 22H2: Known Issues: Update might fail to install and you might receive a 0x800f0922 error -> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-21h2#2883msgdesc
Windows 11 22H2: Known Issues: Some devices might start up into BitLocker Recovery -> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-21h2#2888msgdesc
This have nothing to do with that when KB5018496 is installed run VeraCrypt and click select file.. the app hangs or freezes but only on this one system that has been reinstalled.
You have GOT to be KIDDING ME!
I found the reason and you are never going to believe it I mean I had a theory but WOW.
So I have a ProArt Z690-CREATOR WIFI but need more USB so I got this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0989Z453Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And I thought I use that for keyboard and mouse along come KB5018496 VeraCrypt click select file.. and it just hangs or freezes so I moved my keyboard and mouse to the motherboard back USB IO installed KB5018496 and now VeraCrypt works fine!
So I can only think MS have done something to the front USBLegacy1First thing you should always do is get the latest drivers for your motherboard ( which often come with up-to-date USB controller drivers. ) Even with that in mind, with this version of Windows 11, you could run into latency issues with the UI when you have a lot of devices on a single controller. I have experienced this problem too, but not with VeraCrypt. The best way around this is to update all the dependencies, install the latest patches, and the latest drivers. It doesn't mean it will go away entirely, it just means you won't be relying on generic Windows drivers, and out-of-date software APIs. There's a far lower chance of the controller running off of a generic driver, which may cause the transceivers / SerDes to operate at a reduced speed, something much much lower than what was advertised by the vendor in the spec sheet / datasheet. It also depends on the devices you are using with this controller, especially if you mix USB 2.x with newer USB 3.x devices on the same bus:
"I found the reason and you are never going to believe it I mean I had a theory but WOW."
Another setting you should look at changing: Veracrypt -> Settings -> Preferences -> Enable: Don't show wait message dialog when performing operations
It's also very important to change the default mount parameters ( if left unconfigured, this creates a lot of latency with the UI ) Example: -> Veracrypt -> Settings -> PKCS-5 PRF: HMAC-SHA-512
