Microsoft Ban Leaves VeraCrypt Unable to Sign Critical Windows Drivers

VeraCrypt's lead developer had his Microsoft account suspended, preventing the acquisition of required driver and bootloader signatures for Windows releases. As a result, future VeraCrypt updates for Windows may be blocked and, with 2011 UEFI boot certificate expirations looming in late June, users with encrypted system partitions risk catastrophic boot failures; macOS and Linux builds are unaffected. Microsoft closed the re-verification application without explanation and automated responses have prevented direct appeal.