What's new in this version of USBCrypt

Version 23.9 (September 15, 2023)

This update offers several improvements and corrections, such as:

A problem has been corrected that in some situations caused a delay of several seconds when contacting the license validation server;
Several elements of the user interface have been repositioned for improved user experience;
Several other minor improvements and corrections have been made.

Version 22.10 (October 26, 2022)

This update offers several improvements and corrections, such as:

Improved support for the ARM 64-bit processor architecture;

Version 21.3 (March 20, 2021)

This update offers several improvements and corrections, such as:

Native support for the ARM 64-bit processor architecture;
Several other minor improvements and corrections have been made.

Version 21.1 (January 31, 2021)

Several new options have been added to the USBCrypt Settings screen to allow you to hide the taskbar notification icons or suppress the notification messages displayed by USBCrypt.
A new command has been added that allows one to convert Virtual Encrypted Disks created with the Encryptability software to the USBCrypt format.
Several other minor improvements have been made.

Version 18.5 (May 30, 2018)

This update adds support for the SHA3 and SHA2 hash algorithms for derivation of the encryption key, in addition to the SHA2 Combo algorithm used in the previous versions of USBCrypt.

Version 16.10 (October 25, 2016)

This update enables the use of USBCrypt on clean installations of Windows 10 build 1607 and Windows Server 2016 with Secure Boot enabled.

Version 16.6 (June 15, 2016)

The administrator approval is now required not only when creating a new Virtual Encrypted Disk, but also when deleting or updating an existing one.
A new option has been added, Split the host file into segments.
Several other minor improvements have been made.

Version 15.8 (August 9, 2015)

USBCrypt is now officially certified by Microsoft as software compatible with Windows 10.
Several other minor improvements have been made.

Version 15.4 (April 12, 2015)

This update offers several improvements, such as:

Full support for the exFAT file system, on those versions of Windows that offer exFAT support.
A new command, PANIC, has been added to the USBCrypt notification icon menu.
When creating a new Virtual Encrypted Disk, the name you have chosen for the disk is now used as the drive label of the Virtual Encrypted Disk. Note that if you chose to format the drive with the FAT or exFAT file system, and the name is longer than 11 characters, it will be truncated at 11th character, due to the limitations of the FAT/exFAT file systems.
A new Group Policy has been added to the Administrator's Kit that enables the administrator to hide the license key information on the About USBCrypt window.
The look of the main window of USBCrypt has been changed to give the 'flat' appearance.
Several other minor improvements have been made.

Version 14.6 (June 4, 2014)

This is a maintenance release that includes several improvements and fixes, such as:

A problem has been corrected that caused Windows to display an error message when using the System Image backup program of Windows even though no Virtual Encrypted Disks have been started.
Several other minor improvements have been made.

Version 13.11.1 (November 11, 2013)

This is a major upgrade that includes several improvements and fixes, such as:

A new format for the Virtual Encrypted Disks that allows for encrypting drives as large as 128 TB (tera-bytes).
An option to skip encrypting the empty space of the drive, that dramatically increases the speed of the initial drive encryption. For example, while the previous version could take several hours to encrypt a large drive, now the same process takes less than a minute!
When stopping a Virtual Encrypted Disk that is still in use, you can now see which processes still have the files open on that disk, and stop or even terminate them directly.
If the host disk encounters an error while reading or writing the encrypted data, USBCrypt now notifies you immediately, by displaying a popup "balloon" in the taskbar notification area.
Many other improvements "under the hood", that make USBCrypt even faster and more reliable than before.

Version 10.9.5 (September 15, 2010)

This is a maintenance release that includes several improvements and fixes, such as:

In some usage scenarios, the Optimize for performance option could cause 100% of the available RAM to be consumed. We have corrected that.
When encrypting a drive, the size of the Virtual Encrypted Disk can now be selected using units other than MB.
The size of the Virtual Encrypted Disk is now displayed when choosing the Properties command from the taskbar icon right-click menu.

Version 10.8.5 (August 30, 2010)

This version includes many improvements and fixes, such as:

An option to select the preferred optimization of the Virtual Encrypted Disks: you can now choose whether to optimize for performance or for quick removal of the encrypted disks.
An option to launch the "autorun" process "As Administrator" when starting or stopping the encrypted disks.
You can now create custom names for the host disks (other than the default USBCrypt Host disk), to make it easier to recognize different disks in the Explorer windows.
While the encryption process of a drive is in progress, you can now minimize the USBCrypt window to the taskbar. You may find it handy when encrypting large drives.
Also, you can now pause and resume the encryption process, if you need to temporarily allow other programs to use the full CPU power of your computer.
The built-in backup software that comes with Windows 7 or Windows Vista can now recognize the Virtual Encrypted Disks as valid backup destinations for the documents and settings.
USBCrypt now warns you if you log off or shut down the computer while a disk is being encrypted.
And more! Please give the new USBCrypt a try.

Version 10.3.0 (March 10, 2010)

The first release of USBCrypt: everything is new!