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OK... So I tried enabling the "os-cpu-microcode-intel" plugin again after upgrading to 26.7 and it caused the system to hang on boot again in the same spot "masks"...  So I would suggest that if you have this plugin installed that you remove it before attempting the upgrade and don't re-install it afterward...

OK... So I tried enabling the "os-cpu-microcode-intel" plugin again after upgrading to 26.7 and it caused the system to hang on boot again in the same spot "masks"...  So I would suggest that if you have this plugin installed that you remove it before attempting the upgrade and don't re-install it afterward...

Should I try re-installing the "os-cpu-microcode-intel" plugin now that the system has been upgraded or hold off to see if there may be an update to the plugin later on..?

I finally got the 26.7 upgrade to install.  I had to remove the "os-cpu-microcode-intel" plugin and reboot.  Then I tried the upgrade again and it worked...

I finally got the 26.7 upgrade to install.  I had to remove the "os-cpu-microcode-intel" plugin and reboot.  Then I tried the upgrade again and it worked...  I left the "Primary Console" setting I changed previously set to EFI so I am not sure if that even had anything to do with it or not.  I may try changing it back to VGA and see what happens...  But for now it seems like the "os-cpu-microcode-intel" plugin is what was causing the problem...

I am having the same issue...  System hangs on boot at "masks"

That did not work...  It still hangs at masks...

Any other suggestions..?

System > Settings > Administration > Console

So...  My current settings are:
     Use the virtual terminal driver (vt) is Checked
     Primary Console is set to:   VGA Console
     Secondary Console is set to:   None

So change Primary Console to:  EFI Console, and then reboot and try do the upgrade again..?

Well ... integrated graphics matches. Try the console settings as suggested by @meyergru.

Primary console: EFI
Secondary console: none

How do I go about doing that..?

I updated my original post to include my system specs:

Dell Optiplex 7050 with Intel i5-6500, Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530, 16GB Memory, UEFI Boot

I have made several attempts to install the Opnsense upgrade to 26.7, but every time it gets stuck or hangs on reboot at "masks    0x00ff0000, 0x0000ff00, 0xff000000"  I have to power off the system and reboot to the previous snapshot I made before attempting the upgrade to get things working again...  Can anyone offer some advice or help that may resolve this issue..?

System Info:  Dell Optiplex 7050 with Intel i5-6500, Integrated Intel HD Graphics 530, 16GB Memory, UEFI Boot