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Legacy1
Nov 04, 2022Brass Contributor
Bad news for VeraCrypt with KB5018496
On this one system with KB5018496 install you run VeraCrypt click select file.. and it just hangs or freezes uninstall KB5018496 and it then works fine. I have gone to the trouble of new windows ...
Mousefluff
Nov 05, 2022Iron Contributor
Legacy1I would suggest reinstalling VeraCrypt, or getting the latest dependencies ( VC++, .NET Redistributables,) and motherboard / GPU drivers as well ( other peripherals too. )
NOTE: Here are some example backup scripts ( batch files) utilizing https://www.win-rar.com/download.html?&L=0
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -k -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p -v16g "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Unsorted_RAR5.rar" -r "*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -k -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p -v16g -md1g -mt16 "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Unsorted_RAR5.rar" -r "*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Unsorted_RAR5.rar" -r "*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -k -htb -m5 -ma5 "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Unsorted_RAR5.rar" -r "*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -k -htb -m5 -ma5 "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Unsorted_RAR5.rar" @"%UserProfile%\Desktop\Unsorted_RAR5.lst"Another one, which obviously would have to be edited a lot based on your configuration:
@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL
REM Example Backup Script
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%AppData%\Mozilla\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%LocalAppData%\Mozilla\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%AppData%\Naver\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%LocalAppData%\Naver\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%ProgramFiles%\Naver\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%AppData%\Google\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%LocalAppData%\Google\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%ProgramFiles%\Google\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%AppData%\Microsoft\Edge\*.*
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge\*.*
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Edge\*.*
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%AppData%\OpenShell\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%LocalAppData%\OpenShell\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%ProgramFiles%\Open-Shell\*.*"
MKDIR "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup"
REG EXPORT "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FeatureUsage\AppBadgeUpdated" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\AppBadgeUpdated.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FeatureUsage\AppLaunch" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\AppLaunch.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FeatureUsage\AppSwitched" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\AppSwitched.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FeatureUsage\ShowJumpView" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\ShowJumpView.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\TypedPaths" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\TypedPaths.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\JumplistData" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\JumplistData.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UFH\SHC" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\SHC.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\Heap_Diagnosed_Applications.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\ReflectionApplications" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\Heap_Reflection_Applications.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\Tracing.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\Regedit_History.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\Shell_MuiCache.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\ImmutableMuiCache" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\Immutable_MuiCache.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\MuiCache" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\Local_MuiCache.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Wordpad\Recent File List" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\Wordpad_Recent.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\Recent File List" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\Paint_Recent.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\AVGeneral\cRecentFiles" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\Acrobat_Reader_RecentFiles.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\AVGeneral\cRecentFolders" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\Acrobat_Reader_RecentFolders.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Notepad" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\Notepad_History.reg" /Y
REG EXPORT "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\WordWheelQuery" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\Explorer_History.reg" /Y
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup\*.reg"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" "%Userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\thumbcache_*.db"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" "%Userprofile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache_*.db"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%SystemRoot%\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%SystemRoot%\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Caches\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%LocalAppData%\Notepad\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%SystemRoot%\Logs\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%SystemRoot%\security\logs\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%SystemRoot%\System32\winevt\Logs\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\WER\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%SystemRoot%\Offline Web Pages\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%ProgramData%\USOShared\Logs\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" "%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\PSReadLine\ConsoleHost_history.txt"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%UserProfile%\Pictures\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%UserProfile%\Documents\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%UserProfile%\Desktop\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" "%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\DefaultLayouts.xml"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\*.*"
"%ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\Rar.exe" a -oi -oni -ow -k -htb -m5 -ma5 -rr5p "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Bee_Has_The_Photos_RAR5.rar" -r "%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\*.*"
RMDIR /S /Q "%UserProfile%\Desktop\Registry_Backup"