Rufus 3.0 released

[Wolfie]

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[Grizzly]

RUFUS 3.11.1678 released
​

a little late but not too late

• Version 3.11 (2020.06.18)
  • Add Rock Ridge deep directory support
  • Add an option to write small ISOs to an ESP (GPT only)
  • Add a cheat mode (Ctrl-SELECT) to extract content from an additional zip archive on top of the ISO
  • Add a cheat mode (Alt-G) to disable Virtual Hard Disk listing
  • Add a cheat mode (Alt-P) to toggle a GPT ESP to Basic Data (Windows 10 only)
  • Fix improper x86 32-bit NTFS driver being used for UEFI:NTFS
  • Improve UEFI:NTFS compatibility with older UEFI firmwares
  • Improve startup time by running the ISO download feature check in the background
  • Remove Ubuntu's splash screen for persistent UEFI drives
  • Enable ASLR for the Rufus executable​

System Requirements:
Windows 7 or later, 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.

Rufus - The Official Website (Download, New Releases)

Rufus is a small application that creates bootable USB drives, which can then be used to install or run Microsoft Windows, Linux or DOS. In just a few minutes, and with very few clicks, Rufus can help you run a new Operating System on your computer...

rufus.ie

 

[Grizzly]

RUFUS 3.13.1730 released​

Version 3.13 (2020.11.20)

• Add a cheat mode (Alt-M) to accept disk images without a Boot Marker
• Add marquee operation progress to the taskbar icon
• Add zeroing/image writing progress to the log
• Switch to using 0x55 and 0xAA instead of 0x00 and 0xFF for low pass badblock check
• Switch to using fake/manufacturer units when computing the default label
• Fix overnumerous write retries on error when writing a disk image
• Work around Windows' abysmal handling of removable drives that contain an ESP
• Improve mounting/unmounting of volumes
• Update UEFI:NTFS file system drivers to version 1.7
• Other internal fixes and improvements (VDS, error reporting, etc.)
  
  System Requirements:
  Windows 7 or later, 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
  
  

  Rufus - The Official Website (Download, New Releases)

  Rufus is a small application that creates bootable USB drives, which can then be used to install or run Microsoft Windows, Linux or DOS. In just a few minutes, and with very few clicks, Rufus can help you run a new Operating System on your computer...

  rufus.ie

 

[Grizzly]

RUFUS 3.14.1788 released
​

• Version 3.14 (2021.04.30)
  
  • Improve DD write speed (uncompressed images only)
  • Improve checksum computation speed
  • Improve network connectivity detection
  • Only prompt for additional GRUB/Syslinux downloads when not writing in DD mode
  • Fix potential "loss" of disk after writing Ubuntu 20.10 in DD mode
  • Fix GRUB compatibility issue with Ubuntu 21.04
  • Fix Rufus MBR not being selected by default for Windows ISOs
  • Fix drag and drop being enabled during drive creation
  • Add more "exceptions" for forced DD image writing
    
    System Requirements:
    Windows 7 or later, 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
    
    

    Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    rufus.ie

 

[Jurek]

Create bootable USB drives the easy way

Download here: http://rufus.akeo.ie/

Changelog

• Version 3.0(2018.05.29)
  • UI redesign to follow the flow of user operations (with thanks to Fahad Al-Riyami for the concept)
  • Drop Windows XP and Windows Vista platform support
  • Switch all downloads to SSL and use https://rufus.ie as the new base URL
  • Add ARM64 support for UEFI:NTFS
  • Fix delays when querying floppy drives during device enumeration
  • Improve support of efi.img files on Linux ISOs
  • Improve support for non-ISO9660 compliant openSUSE Leap ISOs
  • Improve translation support and remove manual positioning
  • Internal fixes and improvements
  • NOTE: THIS VERSION IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS XP AND WINDOWS VISTA.

Downloaded rufus and confirm that it is super easy to set up and run. HOWEVER! - I have a DELL Optiplex 7050 and this beast will simply NOT accept any change in boot order - seems to be a well-complained about 'feature'. Shame really.

 

[Grizzly]

RUFUS 3.15.1812 released ​

• Version 3.15 (2021.08.03)
  • Update GRUB to version 2.06
  • Add support for .vtsi files (Ventoy Sparse Image, courtesy of longpanda/ventoy)
  • Add workaround for openSUSE Live ISOs
  • Move default app directory to %LocalAppData%\Rufus\ and always save a log there on exit
  • Fix AppStore version of Rufus not being able to store downloaded files
  • Fix failure to open Syslinux/GRUB files when Rufus is located at the root of a drive
  • Prevent the creation of System Volume Information on ESPs written in DD mode
  • Prevent drive letter assignation to the UEFI:NTFS partition
  • Prevent persistent partition creation errors due to size
  • Wnhance safety checks before running the Fido ISO download script
  • Other internal fixes and improvements
    
    

    System Requirements:​

    Windows 7 or later, 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
    
    

    Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    rufus.ie

 

[jonemark]

thanks, I'll update my version now

 

[AdamNAS]

I use the last version, it us supper easy

 

[Grizzly]

RUFUS 3.16.1836 released​

• Version 3.16 (2021.10.13)
  
  • Fix ISO mode support for Red Hat 8.2+ and derivatives
  • Fix BIOS boot support for Arch derivatives
  • Fix removal of some boot entries for Ubuntu derivatives
  • Fix log not being saved on exit
  • Add Windows 11 "Extended" installation support (Disables TPM/Secure Boot/RAM requirements)
  • Add UEFI Shell ISO downloads
  • Add support for Intel NUC card readers
  • Improve Windows 11 support
  • Improve Windows version reporting
  • Speed up clearing of MBR/GPT
    
    System Requirements:
    Windows 7 or later, 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
    
    
    

    Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    rufus.ie

 

[Grizzly]

RUFUS 3.17.1846 released
​

• Version 3.17 (2021.10.23) [BUGFIX RELEASE]
  • Fix MBR not being properly cleared
  • Fix commandline hogger not being deleted on exit
  • Improve ReFS handling for platforms that support it
  • Update UEFI:NTFS to latest and remove Secure Boot notice since this version is Secure Boot signed
  • Update Grub4DOS to latest
    
    

    System Requirements:​

    Windows 7 or later, 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
    
    

    Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    rufus.ie

 

[Grizzly]

RUFUS 3.18.1877 released​

• Version 3.18 (2022.03.11)
  • Fix DLL sideloading vulnerabilities
  • Fix ISO → ESP creation when running on Windows 11
  • Fix an issue when detecting network connectivity when the DHCP service is disabled
  • Update FreeDOS to version 1.3
  • Add bypass of Windows 11 restrictions for in-place upgrades
  • Add Miracle Linux 8 to the list of Red Hat exceptions
  • Other internal fixes and improvements
    
    System Requirements:
    Windows 7 or later, 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
    
    

    Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    rufus.ie

 

[davehc]

Thanks GRizzly. I don't have a great need for it, but it is a very useful tool.
As it automatically creates the hack for incompatible computers, I see a sudden rise in guys using Windows 11.

 

[Grizzly]

RUFUS 3.19.1911 released
​

• Version 3.19 (2022.07.01)
  • Add a new selection dialog for Windows 11 setup customization:
    • Secure Boot and TPM bypass have now been moved to this dialog
    • Also allows to bypass the mandatory requirement for a Microsoft account on Windows 11 22H2
      (NB: Network MUST be temporarily disabled for the local account creation to be proposed)
    • Also add an option to skip all collection questions (Sets all answers to "Don't allow")
    • Also add an option for setting internal drives offline for Windows To Go
    • Note:
    These customization options are only proposed when using a Windows 11 image.
  • Add support for distros using a nonstandard GRUB 2.0 prefix directory (openSUSE Live, GeckoLinux)
  • Add the ability to ignore USBs (See here)
  • Change drive listing to always list in increasing order of size
  • Update exceptions needed by Red Hat and derivatives for the 9.x releases
  • Update UEFI:NTFS drivers to latest
  • Reassign a letter for drives written in DD mode that don't have an ESP (e.g. CoreELEC)
  • Fix Windows refusing to mount Linux MBR partitions on FIXED drives
  • Fix support for multiextent files when Joliet is in use
    
    System Requirements:
    Windows 7 or later, 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
    
    

    Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    rufus.ie

 

[Grizzly]

RUFUS 3.20.1929 released​

• Version 3.20 (2022.08.03)
  • Enable applicable Windows User Experience options for Windows 10
  • Remember last Windows User Experience selection between sessions
  • Add automatic local account creation and regional options duplication
    (NB: This is limited to creating an account with the same name as the current user and with an empty password that the user will be prompted to change after first reboot)
  • Add a workaround for ISOs that have a syslinux symbolic link to /isolinux/ (Knoppix)
  • Revert to offline insertion of registry keys for the TPM/SB/RAM bypass where possible
  • Remove storage bypass, since this is a bogus bypass that doesn't do anything
  • Improve BIOS compatibility when displaying the "UEFI boot only" alert message
  • Fix Windows User Experience dialog appearing twice for Windows To Go
  • Fix Windows User Experience options not being applied for ARM64
  • Fix Microsoft Account bypass not being applied unless TPM/SB/RAM bypass is selected
  • Fix overeager detection of GRUB2 bootloaders with nonstandard prefixes
    
    System Requirements:
    Windows 7 or later, 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
    
    
    

    Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    rufus.ie

 

[Grizzly]

RUFUS 3.22.2009 released
​

• Version 3.22 (2023.03.25)
  • Add SHA-1 and SHA-256 x86 acceleration on CPUs that support it (courtesy of Jeffrey Walton)
  • Add an option to disable BitLocker device encryption in the Windows User Experience dialog
  • Add a cheat mode (Ctrl-P) to preserve the log between sessions
  • Fix potential media creation errors by forcing the unmount of stale WIM images
  • Fix potential access errors in ISO → ESP mode by forcing Large FAT32 formatting
  • Fix user-specified label not being preserved on error/cancel
  • Fix some large SSD devices being listed by default
  • Fix processing of Rock Ridge CE fields
  • Work around the use of Rock Ridge symbolic links for Linux firmware packages (Debian)
  • Remove the ISO download feature on Windows 7
  • Note: This is the last version of Rufus that can run on Windows 7
    
    System Requirements:
    Windows 7 or later, 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
    
    

    Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    rufus.ie

 

[Grizzly]

RUFUS 4.0.2035 released
​

• Version 4.0 (2023.04.26)
  • Fix persistent partition not working with Ubuntu 23.04
  • Fix out of range pointer error with Ubuntu 23.04 when booting in BIOS mode
  • Fix boot freeze with Ubuntu Studio when Secure Boot is enabled
  • Fix incorrect architecture detection when checking for updates
  • Fix a Windows Store application crash when processing GRUB bootloaders
  • Fix a Windows Store application crash when enumerating processes that contain a % sign
  • Fix a Windows Store application crash when using German localization
  • Note that the major version was bumped on account of:
    • New versions of Rufus requiring Windows 8 or later
    • New versions of Rufus defaulting to a 64-bit executable
    • Old versions of Rufus potentially not being able to update properly
      

    • System Requirements:​

      Windows 8 or later. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
      
      

      Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

      Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way

      rufus.ie

 

[Grizzly]

RUFUS 4.1.2045 released​

• Version 4.1 (2023.05.31)
  • Add timeouts on enumeration queries that may stall on some systems
  • Restore MS-DOS drive creation through the download of binaries from Microsoft
  • Update the log button icon
  • Fix UEFI:NTFS incompatibility with Windows Dev Kit 2023 platform
  • Fix more GRUB out of range pointer errors with Ubuntu/Fedora when booting in BIOS mode
    
    

    System Requirements:​

    Windows 8 or later. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
    
    

    Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    rufus.ie

 

[Grizzly]

RUFUS 4.2.2074 released
​

• Version 4.2 (2023.07.26)
  • Add detection and warning for UEFI revoked bootloaders (including ones revoked through SkuSiPolicy.p7b)
  • Add ZIP64 support, to extract .zip images that are larger than 4 GB
  • Add saving and restoring current drive to/from compressed VHDX image
  • Add saving and restoring current drive to/from compressed FFU (Full Flash Update) image [EXPERIMENTAL]
  • Fix a crash when trying to open Windows ISOs, with the MinGW compiled x86 32-bit version
  • Fix an issue where ISOs that contain a boot image with an 'EFI' label are not detected as bootable
  • Increase the ISO → ESP limit for Debian 12 netinst images
  • Ensure that the main partition size is aligned to the cluster size
    
    

    System Requirements:​

    Windows 8 or later. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
    
    

    Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    rufus.ie

 

[Grizzly]

RUFUS 4.3.2090 released
​

• Version 4.3 (2023.10.19)
  • Add support for Rock Ridge symbolic links preservation when NTFS is used
  • Add an exception to enforce NTFS for Linux Mint's LMDE
  • Add an expert feature to restrict a Windows installation to S Mode
  • Fix persistence support for Debian 12 when booted in BIOS mode
  • Fix a regression that prevented the opening of .vhd images
  • Update UEFI:NTFS to report a more explicit error on bootmgr security issues
  • Improve the search for conflicting processes by running it in a background thread
  • Improve support for Slax Linux
    
    
    

  • System Requirements:​

    Windows 8 or later. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
    
    

    Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    rufus.ie

 

[Grizzly]

RUFUS 4.4.2103 released
​

• Version 4.4 (2024.01.17)
  • Add workaround for distros that use broken symbolic links as their UEFI bootloaders (such as Mint 21.3)
  • Add support for GRUB 2.12
  • Fix a crash when saving .ffu images
  • Fix UEFI:NTFS partition not being added, in MBR mode, for some Linux ISOs
  • Prevent Microsoft Dev Drives from being listed
  • Improve support for SDXC card readers
  • Improve Large FAT32 formatting by aligning start of data regions to 1 MB (courtesy of Fred)
    
    

    System Requirements:​

    Windows 8 or later. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
    
    

    Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way

    rufus.ie