I use pre-boot authentication. Can I configure the VeraCrypt Boot Loader to display only a
fake error message?
Yes. To do so, boot the encrypted system, start VeraCrypt, select Settings >
System Encryption,
enable the option ‘Do not show any texts in the pre-boot authentication screen’
and enter the fake
error message in the corresponding field (for example, the "Missing operating
system" message,
which is normally displayed by the Windows boot loader if it finds no Windows
boot partition). It is,
however, important to note that if the adversary can analyze the content of the
hard drive, he can
still find out that it contains the VeraCrypt boot loader.
Can I configure VeraCrypt to mount automatically whenever Windows starts a non-system
VeraCrypt volume that uses the same password as my system partition/drive (i.e. my pre-
boot authentication password)?
Yes. To do so, follow these steps:
1.
Mount the volume (to the drive letter to which you want it to be mounted every time).
2.
Right-click the mounted volume in the drive list in the main VeraCrypt window and select
‘Add to System Favorites’.
3.
The System Favorites Organizer window should appear now. In this window, enable the
option ‘Mount system favorite volumes when Windows starts’ and click OK.
For more information, see the chapter ‘System Favorite Volumes’.
Can a volume be automatically mounted whenever I log on to Windows?
Yes. To do so, follow these steps:
1.
Mount the volume (to the drive letter to which you want it to be mounted every time).
2.
Right-click the mounted volume in the drive list in the main VeraCrypt window and select
‘Add to Favorites’.
3.
The Favorites Organizer window should appear now. In this window, enable the option
‘Mount selected volume upon logon’ and click OK.
Then, when you log on to Windows, you will be asked for the volume password (and/or keyfiles)
and if it is correct, the volume will be mounted.
Alternatively, if the volumes are partition/device-hosted and if you do not need to mount them to
particular drive letters every time, you can follow these steps:
1.
Select Settings > Preferences. The Preferences window should appear now.
2.
In the section ‘Actions to perform upon logon to Windows’, enable the option ‘Mount all
devices-hosted VeraCrypt volumes’ and click OK.
Note: VeraCrypt will not prompt you for a password if you have enabled caching of the pre-boot
authentication password (Settings > ‘System Encryption’) and the volumes use the same password
as the system partition/drive.
