The new version blocks Windows from resizing an encrypted system partition, addresses a memory leak in the EFI bootloader, fixes a potential memory corruption in the driver, clears a bootParams variable that may contain sensitive information, and includes a workaround for an issue that occurs during Windows Feature updates (maybe the automatic repair issue caused by the bootloader?) The Windows version of VeraCrypt has seen several other improvements. The caveat is that the MSI installer can't be used if the system partition is encrypted with VeraCrypt. VeraCrypt 1.25 includes support for an MSI installler that administrators may utilize for silent mode deployments on supported Windows systems.

No reasoning was provided for the dropping of support for Mac OS 10.7 and 10.8. The developers reveal that the dropping of support for the listed Windows versions was required because of 'new requirements for driver code signing'.

The new version of the encryption software adds support for Windows on ARM64, Apple Silicon M1 and OpenBSD, but it also removes support for the following operating systems: VeraCrypt 1.25 is a major new version that changes system requirements significantly.

The system needs to be restarted after a successful installation, as the new driver needs to be loaded during system start. The new version of VeraCrypt updates any existing version that is installed on the system. Note that the GitHub repo has not been updated yet as well. VeraCrypt 1.25 is not yet listed as a download on the official project website, but downloads are available on the project's SourceForge project page.

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