Open source disk encryption software with strong security for Windows

VeraCrypt

VeraCrypt 1.26 Update 18

  -  31.86 MB  -  Open Source
  • Latest Version

    VeraCrypt 1.26 Update 20

  • Operating System

    Windows 8 / Windows 10

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  • Author / Product

    IDRIX / External Link

  • Filename

    VeraCrypt Setup 1.26.18.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

    0076fc819ffc8137923e5a33d74a5d2b

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of VeraCrypt 1.26 Update 18.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of VeraCrypt or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

- Added support for SHA-256 x86 intrinsic to enhance the performance of PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256
- Added support for AES hardware on ARM64 platforms (e.g. Windows ARM64, macOS on Apple Silicon Mx)
- Updated translations
- Dropped support for Windows 32-bit
- Set Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) as the minimum supported version
- Reduce driver deadlock occurences under low-memory scenarios caused by re-entrant IRP completions
- Fixed failed EFI detection on some PCs where the BootOrder variable is not defined
- Fixed "Access Denied" error when updating VeraCrypt using EXE setup following a Windows upgrade
- Fixed various issues affecting the EFI system encryption configuration editor
- Fixed regression in Traveler Disk creation
- Replaced the deprecated CryptGenRandom with BCryptGenRandom for generating secure random bytes
- Use modern API to gather system entropy for random generation instead of obsolete ones
- Update LZMA SDK to version 24.09
- Update libzip to version 1.11.2