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disable MS-DOS creation for Windows 10 or later * Microsoft removed the diskcopy.dll that contained the MS-DOS floppy image Not a big loss, since we have FreeDOS... ;) * Closes #545 * Also apply a long overdue refactoring for boot and target types * Also update the README to add an icon
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Rufus: The Reliable USB Formatting Utility
==========================================
[misc] switch to GitHub actions for CI
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[misc] report executable arch in the log * Also update VS2017 solution to use 10.0.17134 SDK * Also update README
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[misc] add download counter to README
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[internal] fix AppVeyor MinGW builds
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[misc] add AppVeyor CI support
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[ui] fix vertical alignment of status bar messages * Also fix ugly icon scaling at 125%
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![Rufus logo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pbatard/rufus/master/res/icons/rufus-128.png)
disable MS-DOS creation for Windows 10 or later * Microsoft removed the diskcopy.dll that contained the MS-DOS floppy image Not a big loss, since we have FreeDOS... ;) * Closes #545 * Also apply a long overdue refactoring for boot and target types * Also update the README to add an icon
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[misc] Readme improvements * Closes #1412
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Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives.
disable MS-DOS creation for Windows 10 or later * Microsoft removed the diskcopy.dll that contained the MS-DOS floppy image Not a big loss, since we have FreeDOS... ;) * Closes #545 * Also apply a long overdue refactoring for boot and target types * Also update the README to add an icon
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Features
--------
[misc] convert README file to MarkDown * Closes #539
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[core] prevent the enumeration of Windows 10 19H1 sandbox VHDs * The new 19H1 Windows Sandbox feature relies on VHDs labelled 'PortableBaseLayer' → Don't list those
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* Format USB, flash card and virtual drives to FAT/FAT32/NTFS/UDF/exFAT/ReFS/ext2/ext3
[misc] update FreeDOS URL to HTTPS * Closes #1383
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* Create DOS bootable USB drives, using [FreeDOS](https://www.freedos.org) or MS-DOS (Windows 8.1 or earlier)
[misc] fix XP support... again * Also add a close button to log dialog * Also improve README.md
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* Create BIOS or UEFI bootable drives, including [UEFI bootable NTFS](https://github.com/pbatard/uefi-ntfs)
* Create bootable drives from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, etc.)
* Create bootable drives from bootable disk images, including compressed ones
* Create [Windows To Go](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_To_Go) drives
[core] prevent the enumeration of Windows 10 19H1 sandbox VHDs * The new 19H1 Windows Sandbox feature relies on VHDs labelled 'PortableBaseLayer' → Don't list those
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* Create persistent Linux partitions
[misc] fix Coverity warnings * What would be nicer was if half these Coverity issues weren't false positives... * Also update Readme and fix progress bar colour not being reset after error
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* Download official Microsoft Windows 8 or Windows 10 retail ISOs
v2.16 (build 1170)
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* Compute MD5, SHA-1 and SHA-256 checksums of the selected image
[misc] update README.md * Closes #1603
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* Twice as fast as Microsoft's USB/DVD tool or UNetbootin, on ISO → USB creation <sup>(1)</sup>
[misc] fix XP support... again * Also add a close button to log dialog * Also improve README.md
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* Perform bad blocks checks, including detection of "fake" flash drives
[core] prevent the enumeration of Windows 10 19H1 sandbox VHDs * The new 19H1 Windows Sandbox feature relies on VHDs labelled 'PortableBaseLayer' → Don't list those
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* Modern and familiar UI, with [38 languages natively supported](https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/wiki/FAQ#What_languages_are_natively_supported_by_Rufus)
disable MS-DOS creation for Windows 10 or later * Microsoft removed the diskcopy.dll that contained the MS-DOS floppy image Not a big loss, since we have FreeDOS... ;) * Closes #545 * Also apply a long overdue refactoring for boot and target types * Also update the README to add an icon
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* Small footprint. No installation required.
* Portable
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* 100% [Free Software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw) ([GPL v3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0))
disable MS-DOS creation for Windows 10 or later * Microsoft removed the diskcopy.dll that contained the MS-DOS floppy image Not a big loss, since we have FreeDOS... ;) * Closes #545 * Also apply a long overdue refactoring for boot and target types * Also update the README to add an icon
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Compilation
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[misc] convert README file to MarkDown * Closes #539
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[misc] update to Visual Studio 2019
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Use either Visual Studio 2019 (version 16.0 or later with SDK 10.0.18362 installed) or MinGW and
[misc] set Windows SDK to 10.0.16299
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then invoke the `.sln` or `configure`/`make` respectively.
[misc] convert README file to MarkDown * Closes #539
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#### Visual Studio
[misc] Readme improvements * Closes #1412
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Rufus is an OSI compliant Open Source project. You are entitled to
[misc] update Visual Studio references in README
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download and use the *freely available* [Visual Studio Community Edition](https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/community/)
[misc] Readme improvements * Closes #1412
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to build, run or develop for Rufus. As per the Visual Studio Community Edition license,
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this applies regardless of whether you are an individual or a corporate user.
disable MS-DOS creation for Windows 10 or later * Microsoft removed the diskcopy.dll that contained the MS-DOS floppy image Not a big loss, since we have FreeDOS... ;) * Closes #545 * Also apply a long overdue refactoring for boot and target types * Also update the README to add an icon
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Additional information
----------------------
[misc] report executable arch in the log * Also update VS2017 solution to use 10.0.17134 SDK * Also update README
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Rufus provides extensive information about what it is doing, either through its
easily accessible log, or through the [Windows debug facility](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/debugview).
[misc] convert README file to MarkDown * Closes #539
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* [__Official Website__](https://rufus.ie)
[net] drop the requirement for text/plain MIME on the .ver files * This should fix the update check when picking off the .ver off github * Also update non working links * Closes #1229
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* [FAQ](https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/wiki/FAQ)
disable MS-DOS creation for Windows 10 or later * Microsoft removed the diskcopy.dll that contained the MS-DOS floppy image Not a big loss, since we have FreeDOS... ;) * Closes #545 * Also apply a long overdue refactoring for boot and target types * Also update the README to add an icon
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Enhancements/Bugs
-----------------
[misc] convert README file to MarkDown * Closes #539
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Please use the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues)
for reporting problems or suggesting new features.
v2.9 (build 934)
2016-05-17 09:46:18 +00:00
<sup>(1)</sup> Tests carried out with a 16 GB USB 3.0 ADATA pen drive on a Core 2 duo/4 GB RAM platform running Windows 7 x64.
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ISO: `en_windows_7_ultimate_with_sp1_x64_dvd_618240.iso`
| Name of tool | Version | Time |
| ------------ | ------- | ---- |
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| [Windows USB/DVD Download Tool](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-usb-dvd-download-tool) | v1.0.30 | 8 mins 10s |
| [UNetbootin](https://unetbootin.github.io) | v1.1.1.1 | 6 mins 20s |
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| **Rufus** | v1.1.0 | **3 mins 25s** |
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