By Michael Kan
Publication Date: 2026-04-08 20:56:00
Microsoft is facing complaints that it mysteriously suspended developer accounts used by the free, open-source disk encryption software Veracrypt and the VPN protocol WireGuard, preventing them from rolling out software updates.
In a forum post, VeraCrypt developer Mounir Idrassi wrote that “Microsoft terminated the account I have used for years to sign Windows drivers and the bootloader.”
A Microsoft developer account is required to certify third-party drivers for Windows 10 and 11 software. Otherwise, the OS will flag it as an unsigned driver and block it from loading at the kernel level. Idrassi hasn’t received an explanation for the suspension, and it doesn’t appear he can appeal the decision.
“Linux and macOS updates can still be done, but Windows is the platform used by the majority of users, and so the inability to deliver Windows releases is a major blow to the project,” he says.
