VeraCrypt 1.26.29 Getting an error 'The instruction at 0x00000000 referenced memory at 0x00000000. The memory could not be written' when creating an encrypted volume on multiple Windows machines, any ideas!

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The report names VeraCrypt 1.26.29 and Windows, but gives no reproduction steps, logs, or code entry point. First ask for the volume type, exact steps, and relevant logs or a crash dump; then investigate the failure path for volume creation. Done means reproducing the error and identifying its cause or documenting a concrete fix.

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VeraCrypt 1.26.29
Getting an error 'The instruction at 0x00000000 referenced memory at 0x00000000. The memory could not be written' when creating an encrypted volume on multiple Windows machines, any ideas!

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