diff --git a/src/Common/Apidrvr.h b/src/Common/Apidrvr.h
index 7a3ea868..463d4fa6 100644
--- a/src/Common/Apidrvr.h
+++ b/src/Common/Apidrvr.h
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ typedef struct
 
 #define VC_ERASE_KEYS_SHUTDOWN DRIVER_STR("VeraCryptEraseKeysShutdown")
 
+#define VC_ENABLE_MEMORY_PROTECTION DRIVER_STR("VeraCryptEnableMemoryProtection")
+
 // WARNING: Modifying the following values can introduce incompatibility with previous versions.
 #define TC_DRIVER_CONFIG_CACHE_BOOT_PASSWORD						0x1
 #define TC_DRIVER_CONFIG_CACHE_BOOT_PASSWORD_FOR_SYS_FAVORITES		0x2
diff --git a/src/Common/Dlgcode.c b/src/Common/Dlgcode.c
index 7282b2ec..8f357208 100644
--- a/src/Common/Dlgcode.c
+++ b/src/Common/Dlgcode.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 #include <process.h>
 #include <Tlhelp32.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef _WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0602
+#include "processthreadsapi.h""
+#endif
 
 #include "Resource.h"
 
@@ -216,6 +219,9 @@ volatile BOOL NeedPeriodicDeviceListUpdate = FALSE;
 BOOL DisablePeriodicDeviceListUpdate = FALSE;
 BOOL EnableMemoryProtection = FALSE;
 
+BOOL MemoryProtectionActivated = FALSE;
+BOOL ProcessMitigationsActivated = FALSE;
+
 BOOL WaitDialogDisplaying = FALSE;
 
 /* Handle to the device driver */
@@ -3238,6 +3244,17 @@ uint32 ReadEncryptionThreadPoolFreeCpuCountLimit ()
 	return count;
 }
 
+BOOL ReadMemoryProtectionConfig ()
+{
+	DWORD config;
+
+	if (!ReadLocalMachineRegistryDword (L"SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\veracrypt", VC_ENABLE_MEMORY_PROTECTION, &config))
+	{
+		// enabled by default
+		config = 1;
+	}
+	return (config)? TRUE: FALSE;
+}
 
 BOOL LoadSysEncSettings ()
 {
@@ -3431,6 +3448,17 @@ extern "C" {
 		   // Force loading dlls from system32 directory only
 		   SetDefaultDllDirectoriesFn (LOAD_LIBRARY_SEARCH_SYSTEM32);
 		}
+
+		// activate process mitigations (currently only ASLR, dynamic code and extensions points)
+		ActivateProcessMitigations();
+
+#ifndef SETUP
+		// call ActivateMemoryProtection if corresponding setting has been enabled (default is enabled)
+		if (ReadMemoryProtectionConfig())
+		{
+			ActivateMemoryProtection();
+		}
+#endif
 		return wWinMainCRTStartup();
 	}
 }
@@ -14035,7 +14063,7 @@ BOOL BufferHasPattern (const unsigned char* buffer, size_t bufferLen, const void
  *
  * Reduce current user acess rights for this process to the minimum in order to forbid non-admin users from reading the process memory.
  */
-BOOL EnableProcessProtection()
+BOOL ActivateMemoryProtection()
 {
     BOOL bSuccess = FALSE;
 
@@ -14050,7 +14078,10 @@ BOOL EnableProcessProtection()
 
 	// Acces mask
 	DWORD dwAccessMask = SYNCHRONIZE | PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION | PROCESS_TERMINATE; // same as protected process
-	
+
+    if (MemoryProtectionActivated)
+        return TRUE;
+    
 	if (IsAdmin ())
 	{
 		// if we are running elevated, we allow CreateProcessXXX calls alongside PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE and PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION in order to be able 
@@ -14113,6 +14144,9 @@ BOOL EnableProcessProtection()
                                     NULL // do not change SACL
                     ))? TRUE: FALSE;
 
+    if (bSuccess)
+        MemoryProtectionActivated = TRUE;
+
 Cleanup:
 
     if (pACL != NULL) {
@@ -14128,6 +14162,97 @@ Cleanup:
     return bSuccess;
 }
 
+// define missing structures Windows 8
+#if (_WIN32_WINNT < 0x0602)
+
+typedef struct _PROCESS_MITIGATION_ASLR_POLICY {
+    union {
+        DWORD Flags;
+        struct {
+            DWORD EnableBottomUpRandomization : 1;
+            DWORD EnableForceRelocateImages : 1;
+            DWORD EnableHighEntropy : 1;
+            DWORD DisallowStrippedImages : 1;
+            DWORD ReservedFlags : 28;
+        } DUMMYSTRUCTNAME;
+    } DUMMYUNIONNAME;
+} PROCESS_MITIGATION_ASLR_POLICY, *PPROCESS_MITIGATION_ASLR_POLICY;
+
+typedef struct _PROCESS_MITIGATION_EXTENSION_POINT_DISABLE_POLICY {
+    union {
+        DWORD Flags;
+        struct {
+            DWORD DisableExtensionPoints : 1;
+            DWORD ReservedFlags : 31;
+        } DUMMYSTRUCTNAME;
+    } DUMMYUNIONNAME;
+} PROCESS_MITIGATION_EXTENSION_POINT_DISABLE_POLICY, *PPROCESS_MITIGATION_EXTENSION_POINT_DISABLE_POLICY;
+
+typedef struct _PROCESS_MITIGATION_DYNAMIC_CODE_POLICY {
+    union {
+        DWORD Flags;
+        struct {
+            DWORD ProhibitDynamicCode : 1;
+            DWORD AllowThreadOptOut : 1;
+            DWORD AllowRemoteDowngrade : 1;
+            DWORD AuditProhibitDynamicCode : 1;
+            DWORD ReservedFlags : 28;
+        } DUMMYSTRUCTNAME;
+    } DUMMYUNIONNAME;
+} PROCESS_MITIGATION_DYNAMIC_CODE_POLICY, *PPROCESS_MITIGATION_DYNAMIC_CODE_POLICY;
+
+typedef enum _PROCESS_MITIGATION_POLICY {
+    ProcessDEPPolicy,
+    ProcessASLRPolicy,
+    ProcessDynamicCodePolicy,
+    ProcessStrictHandleCheckPolicy,
+    ProcessSystemCallDisablePolicy,
+    ProcessMitigationOptionsMask,
+    ProcessExtensionPointDisablePolicy,
+    ProcessControlFlowGuardPolicy,
+    ProcessSignaturePolicy,
+    ProcessFontDisablePolicy,
+    ProcessImageLoadPolicy,
+    ProcessSystemCallFilterPolicy,
+    ProcessPayloadRestrictionPolicy,
+    ProcessChildProcessPolicy,
+    ProcessSideChannelIsolationPolicy,
+    ProcessUserShadowStackPolicy,
+    MaxProcessMitigationPolicy
+} PROCESS_MITIGATION_POLICY, *PPROCESS_MITIGATION_POLICY;
+
+#endif
+
+void ActivateProcessMitigations()
+{
+	if (ProcessMitigationsActivated)
+		return;
+
+	// we load the function pointer of SetProcessMitigationPolicy dynamically because we are building with Windows 7 SDK that does not have the definition of this function
+	typedef BOOL (WINAPI *SetProcessMitigationPolicyFunc) (PROCESS_MITIGATION_POLICY MitigationPolicy, PVOID lpBuffer, SIZE_T dwLength);
+	SetProcessMitigationPolicyFunc SetProcessMitigationPolicy = (SetProcessMitigationPolicyFunc) GetProcAddress (GetModuleHandle (L"kernel32.dll"), "SetProcessMitigationPolicy");
+	if (SetProcessMitigationPolicy)
+	{
+		PROCESS_MITIGATION_ASLR_POLICY aslrPolicy = { 0 };
+		PROCESS_MITIGATION_DYNAMIC_CODE_POLICY dynCodePolicy = { 0 };
+		PROCESS_MITIGATION_EXTENSION_POINT_DISABLE_POLICY extensionPointDisablePolicy = { 0 };
+
+		aslrPolicy.EnableBottomUpRandomization = TRUE;
+		aslrPolicy.EnableForceRelocateImages = TRUE;
+		aslrPolicy.EnableHighEntropy = TRUE;
+
+		dynCodePolicy.ProhibitDynamicCode = TRUE;
+
+		extensionPointDisablePolicy.DisableExtensionPoints = TRUE;
+
+		SetProcessMitigationPolicy (ProcessASLRPolicy, &aslrPolicy, sizeof (aslrPolicy));
+		SetProcessMitigationPolicy (ProcessDynamicCodePolicy, &dynCodePolicy, sizeof (dynCodePolicy));
+		SetProcessMitigationPolicy (ProcessExtensionPointDisablePolicy, &extensionPointDisablePolicy, sizeof (extensionPointDisablePolicy));
+	}
+
+	ProcessMitigationsActivated = TRUE;
+}
+
 // Based on sample code from: 
 //    https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/aaron_margosis/2009/06/06/faq-how-do-i-start-a-program-as-the-desktop-user-from-an-elevated-app/
 // start a program non-elevated as the desktop user from an elevated app
diff --git a/src/Common/Dlgcode.h b/src/Common/Dlgcode.h
index 12957232..245df6c1 100644
--- a/src/Common/Dlgcode.h
+++ b/src/Common/Dlgcode.h
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ BOOL IsTrueCryptInstallerRunning (void);
 uint32 ReadDriverConfigurationFlags ();
 uint32 ReadServiceConfigurationFlags ();
 uint32 ReadEncryptionThreadPoolFreeCpuCountLimit ();
+BOOL ReadMemoryProtectionConfig ();
 BOOL LoadSysEncSettings ();
 int LoadNonSysInPlaceEncSettings (WipeAlgorithmId *wipeAlgorithm);
 void RemoveNonSysInPlaceEncNotifications (void);
@@ -582,7 +583,8 @@ BOOL VerifyModuleSignature (const wchar_t* path);
 void GetInstallationPath (HWND hwndDlg, wchar_t* szInstallPath, DWORD cchSize, BOOL* pbInstallPathDetermined);
 BOOL GetSetupconfigLocation (wchar_t* path, DWORD cchSize);
 BOOL BufferHasPattern (const unsigned char* buffer, size_t bufferLen, const void* pattern, size_t patternLen);
-BOOL EnableProcessProtection();
+void ActivateProcessMitigations();
+BOOL ActivateMemoryProtection();
 void SafeOpenURL (LPCWSTR szUrl);
 BitLockerEncryptionStatus GetBitLockerEncryptionStatus(WCHAR driveLetter);
 BOOL IsTestSigningModeEnabled ();
diff --git a/src/Common/Tcdefs.h b/src/Common/Tcdefs.h
index 1b6189a3..8027f58b 100644
--- a/src/Common/Tcdefs.h
+++ b/src/Common/Tcdefs.h
@@ -344,8 +344,12 @@ extern BOOLEAN VC_KeAreAllApcsDisabled (VOID);
 
 #ifndef TC_LOCAL_WIN32_WINNT_OVERRIDE
 #	undef _WIN32_WINNT
+#ifdef _M_ARM64
+#	define  _WIN32_WINNT 0x0A00
+#else
 #	define	_WIN32_WINNT 0x0601	/* Does not apply to the driver */
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #include <windows.h>		/* Windows header */
 #include <commctrl.h>		/* The common controls */
diff --git a/src/ExpandVolume/WinMain.cpp b/src/ExpandVolume/WinMain.cpp
index 0dbc41ba..9a822153 100644
--- a/src/ExpandVolume/WinMain.cpp
+++ b/src/ExpandVolume/WinMain.cpp
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ BOOL CALLBACK MainDialogProc (HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPa
 			if (EnableMemoryProtection)
 			{
 				/* Protect this process memory from being accessed by non-admin users */
-				EnableProcessProtection ();
+				ActivateMemoryProtection ();
 			}
 
 			InitMainDialog (hwndDlg);
diff --git a/src/Format/Tcformat.c b/src/Format/Tcformat.c
index ce289910..aa28d5ee 100644
--- a/src/Format/Tcformat.c
+++ b/src/Format/Tcformat.c
@@ -6239,7 +6239,7 @@ BOOL CALLBACK MainDialogProc (HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPa
 			if (EnableMemoryProtection)
 			{
 				/* Protect this process memory from being accessed by non-admin users */
-				EnableProcessProtection ();
+				ActivateMemoryProtection ();
 			}
 
 			if (ComServerMode)
diff --git a/src/Mount/Mount.c b/src/Mount/Mount.c
index f5c22a9e..41672e1a 100644
--- a/src/Mount/Mount.c
+++ b/src/Mount/Mount.c
@@ -7096,7 +7096,7 @@ BOOL CALLBACK MainDialogProc (HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPa
 			if (EnableMemoryProtection)
 			{
 				/* Protect this process memory from being accessed by non-admin users */
-				EnableProcessProtection ();
+				ActivateMemoryProtection ();
 			}
 
 			if (ComServerMode)