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RE: Veracrpt encrypt system greyed out. It's probably down to windows being installed in UEFI rather than Legacy Bios mode for boot.
How to safely and easily encrypt my notebook PC?
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Two more questions:
1) If almost all new PCs ship with UEFI setups, why does Veracrypt not come up with full-drive encryption for them? Is it not possible?
2) So if I use the method that only encrypts the Windows 10 install, that will honestly protect my information sufficiently, in your opinion?
By the way, thank you for your help so far.
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New #13
It's because of the newer GPT boot replacing the older MBR boot system, whole drive encryption is not compatible with GPT. I use Bitlocker, and it does not encrypt the OS either. Also, leaving the OS un-encrypted allows for system updates, and recovery if needed.
I used to have to decrypt my entire drive just to update the system, or run recovery.
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New #14
Check if Windows 10 is using UEFI or Legacy BIOS
I'm not expert on this. Some reading material:
How to Install VeraCrypt on a GUID Partion Table (GPT) - GenoPro
I wouldn't bother with it though. You risk losing your data if something goes wrong. Most people would use VeraCrypt just for encrypting personal files on a non system partition or external drive rather than going for whole disk encryption.
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Bad Microsoft should just give BitLocker to non-Pro users too.
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