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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
2015-07-01 20:26:15 +00:00
Rufus: The Reliable USB Formatting Utility
==========================================
[misc] fix badges * See https://github.com/badges/shields/issues/8671
2022-12-16 00:39:10 +00:00
[![VS2022 Build Status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/pbatard/rufus/vs2022.yml?branch=master&style=flat-square&label=VS2022%20Build)](https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/actions/workflows/vs2022.yml)
[![MinGW Build Status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/pbatard/rufus/mingw.yml?branch=master&style=flat-square&label=MinGW%20Build)](https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/actions/workflows/mingw.yml)
[misc] forget CodeQL until they fix VS2022 support * I don't have time for this bullshit. Of course the irony is that a Microsoft product (CodeQL) hosted on a Microsoft platform (GitHub) hasn't been updated to work with the latest Microsoft compiler (VS2022). * Also removed the stuff CodeQL complains about and updated README badges.
2021-11-16 18:30:57 +00:00
[![Coverity Scan Status](https://img.shields.io/coverity/scan/2172.svg?style=flat-square&label=Coverity%20Analysis)](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/pbatard-rufus)
[![Latest Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release-pre/pbatard/rufus.svg?style=flat-square&label=Latest%20Release)](https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/releases)
[![Licence](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPLv3-blue.svg?style=flat-square&label=License)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html)
[misc] generate PDBs for Visual Studio builds * Even if this makes the resulting executable slightly larger, this should help with troubleshooting, especially for the Windows Store releases. * Also drop the "since 2019" from the Downloads badge, since once you reach 100M the start date for the counter becomes a bit meaningless...
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[![Download Stats](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/pbatard/rufus/total.svg?label=Downloads&style=flat-square)](https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/releases)
[misc] forget CodeQL until they fix VS2022 support * I don't have time for this bullshit. Of course the irony is that a Microsoft product (CodeQL) hosted on a Microsoft platform (GitHub) hasn't been updated to work with the latest Microsoft compiler (VS2022). * Also removed the stuff CodeQL complains about and updated README badges.
2021-11-16 18:30:57 +00:00
[![Contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/pbatard/rufus.svg?style=flat-square&label=Contributors)](https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/graphs/contributors)
[misc] add AppVeyor CI support
2016-08-05 15:30:49 +00:00
[ui] fix vertical alignment of status bar messages * Also fix ugly icon scaling at 125%
2018-05-01 22:11:19 +00:00
![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
2015-07-01 20:26:15 +00:00
[misc] Readme improvements * Closes #1412
2019-11-19 20:29:07 +00:00
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
2015-07-01 20:26:15 +00:00
Features
--------
[misc] convert README file to MarkDown * Closes #539
2015-06-23 22:05:05 +00:00
[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
2019-07-15 11:35:22 +00:00
* Format USB, flash card and virtual drives to FAT/FAT32/NTFS/UDF/exFAT/ReFS/ext2/ext3
[efi] update UEFI:NTFS's NTFS drivers to latest * Plus small updates to .gitignore and README and update rufus-next to 4.1.
2023-05-26 11:15:38 +00:00
* Create DOS bootable USB drives using [FreeDOS](https://www.freedos.org) or MS-DOS
[misc] fix XP support... again * Also add a close button to log dialog * Also improve README.md
2015-10-23 21:31:23 +00:00
* 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
v3.20 (Build 1929) * Fix a Coverity warning and lock.yml syntax
2022-08-03 15:43:50 +00:00
* Create Windows 11 installation drives for PCs that don't have TPM or Secure Boot
v3.17 (Build 1845) * Also update README.md
2021-10-23 14:19:50 +00:00
* Create [Windows To Go](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_To_Go) drives
Rufus 4.2 (Build 2074) * Also update UEFI:NTFS's NTFS driver to v1.7
2023-07-26 11:54:49 +00:00
* Create VHD/DD, VHDX and FFU images of an existing drive
[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
2019-07-15 11:35:22 +00:00
* Create persistent Linux partitions
v3.15 (build 1812)
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* Compute MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 and SHA-512 checksums of the selected image
v3.20 (Build 1929) * Fix a Coverity warning and lock.yml syntax
2022-08-03 15:43:50 +00:00
* Improve Windows installation experience by automatically setting up OOBE parameters (local account, privacy options, etc.)
[misc] fix XP support... again * Also add a close button to log dialog * Also improve README.md
2015-10-23 21:31:23 +00:00
* Perform bad blocks checks, including detection of "fake" flash drives
Rufus 4.1 (Build 2045) * Also revert GRUB 2 core.img to vanilla 2.06, with the hope that GRUB will *ACTUALLY* bother to release in 2023 and we will be able to update to GRUB 2.12 (or whatever non-sequential version they decide to go with) to say a most welcome goodbye to this whole 2.06 incompatibility crap!
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* Download official Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 10 or Windows 11 retail ISOs
v3.17 (Build 1845) * Also update README.md
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* Download [UEFI Shell](https://github.com/pbatard/UEFI-Shell) ISOs
[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
2019-07-15 11:35:22 +00:00
* 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.
v3.17 (Build 1845) * Also update README.md
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* Portable. Secure Boot compatible.
[misc] report executable arch in the log * Also update VS2017 solution to use 10.0.17134 SDK * Also update README
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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
2015-06-23 22:05:05 +00:00
[misc] update solution to VS2022 * Also fix a possible mishandling of compounded strings in safe string macros
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Use either Visual Studio 2022 or MinGW and then invoke the `.sln` or `configure`/`make` respectively.
[misc] convert README file to MarkDown * Closes #539
2015-06-23 22:05:05 +00:00
#### Visual Studio
v3.15 (build 1812)
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[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,
[misc] convert README file to MarkDown * Closes #539
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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
2015-07-01 20:26:15 +00:00
Additional information
----------------------
[misc] report executable arch in the log * Also update VS2017 solution to use 10.0.17134 SDK * Also update README
2018-10-27 13:22:09 +00:00
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
2015-06-23 22:05:05 +00:00
[misc] report executable arch in the log * Also update VS2017 solution to use 10.0.17134 SDK * Also update README
2018-10-27 13:22:09 +00:00
* [__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
2018-10-16 20:51:40 +00:00
* [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
2015-07-01 20:26:15 +00:00
Enhancements/Bugs
-----------------
[misc] convert README file to MarkDown * Closes #539
2015-06-23 22:05:05 +00:00
Please use the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues)
for reporting problems or suggesting new features.
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