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docs: clarify Argon2id and BLAKE2b-512 KDF usage

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Document BLAKE2b-512 and Argon2id usage in the HTML/CHM user guide and Russian/Chinese translations. Clarify Argon2id's non-system scope, PBKDF2-HMAC system encryption behavior, PIM parameters, and regenerate the CHM files.
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<td><em>/hash</em></td>
<td>It must be followed by a parameter indicating the PRF hash algorithm to use when mounting the volume. Possible values for /hash parameter are: sha256, sha-256, sha512, sha-512, whirlpool, blake2s and blake2s-256. When /hash is omitted, VeraCrypt will try
all possible PRF algorithms thus lengthening the mount operation time.</td>
<td>It must be followed by a parameter indicating the PRF hash algorithm or KDF to use when mounting the volume. Possible values for /hash parameter are: sha256, sha-256, sha512, sha-512, whirlpool, blake2s, blake2s-256, streebog, and blake2b-512 (for Argon2id volumes). When /hash is omitted, VeraCrypt will try
all possible PRF/KDF algorithms thus lengthening the mount operation time.</td>
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<td id="volume"><em>/volume</em> or <em>/v</em></td>
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<td>&nbsp;<em>/hash</em></td>
<td>(Only with /create)<br>
It must be followed by a parameter indicating the PRF hash algorithm to use when creating the volume. It has the same syntax as VeraCrypt.exe.</td>
It must be followed by a parameter indicating the PRF hash algorithm or KDF to use when creating the volume. It has the same syntax as VeraCrypt.exe, and also accepts argon2 as an alias for Argon2id.</td>
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<td>/encryption</td>
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<h4>Syntax</h4>
<p>VeraCrypt.exe [/tc] [/hash {sha256|sha-256|sha512|sha-512|whirlpool |blake2s|blake2s-256}][/a [devices|favorites]] [/b] [/c [y|n|f]] [/d [drive letter]] [/e] [/f] [/h [y|n]] [/k keyfile or search path] [tryemptypass [y|n]] [/l drive letter] [/m {bk|rm|recovery|ro|sm|ts|noattach}]
<p>VeraCrypt.exe [/tc] [/hash {sha256|sha-256|sha512|sha-512|whirlpool|blake2s|blake2s-256|streebog|blake2b-512}][/a [devices|favorites]] [/b] [/c [y|n|f]] [/d [drive letter]] [/e] [/f] [/h [y|n]] [/k keyfile or search path] [tryemptypass [y|n]] [/l drive letter] [/m {bk|rm|recovery|ro|sm|ts|noattach}]
[/p password] [/pim pimvalue] [/q [background|preferences]] [/s] [/tokenlib path] [/v volume] [/w]</p>
<p>&quot;VeraCrypt Format.exe&quot; [/n] [/create] [/size number[{K|M|G|T}]] [/p password]&nbsp; [/encryption {AES | Serpent | Twofish | Camellia | Kuznyechik | AES(Twofish) | AES(Twofish(Serpent)) | Serpent(AES) | Serpent(Twofish(AES)) | Twofish(Serpent) | Camellia(Kuznyechik) | Kuznyechik(Twofish) | Camellia(Serpent) | Kuznyechik(AES) | Kuznyechik(Serpent(Camellia)))}] [/hash {sha256|sha-256|sha512|sha-512|whirlpool|blake2s|blake2s-256}]
<p>&quot;VeraCrypt Format.exe&quot; [/n] [/create] [/size number[{K|M|G|T}]] [/p password]&nbsp; [/encryption {AES | Serpent | Twofish | Camellia | Kuznyechik | AES(Twofish) | AES(Twofish(Serpent)) | Serpent(AES) | Serpent(Twofish(AES)) | Twofish(Serpent) | Camellia(Kuznyechik) | Kuznyechik(Twofish) | Camellia(Serpent) | Kuznyechik(AES) | Kuznyechik(Serpent(Camellia)))}] [/hash {sha256|sha-256|sha512|sha-512|whirlpool|blake2s|blake2s-256|streebog|blake2b-512|argon2}]
[/filesystem {None|FAT|NTFS|ExFAT|ReFS}] [/dynamic] [/force] [/silent] [/noisocheck] [FastCreateFile] [/quick]</p>
<p>Note that the order in which options are specified does not matter.</p>
<h4>Examples</h4>