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o Version 4.4 (2024.01.17)
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Add workaround for distros that use broken symbolic links as their UEFI bootloaders (such as Mint 21.3)
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Add support for GRUB 2.12
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Fix a crash when saving .ffu images
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Fix UEFI:NTFS partition not being added, in MBR mode, for some Linux ISOs
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Prevent Microsoft Dev Drives from being listed
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Improve support for SDXC card readers
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Improve Large FAT32 formatting by aligning start of data regions to 1 MB (courtesy of Fred)
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o Version 4.3 (2023.10.19)
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Add support for Rock Ridge symbolic links preservation when NTFS is used
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Add an exception to enforce NTFS for Linux Mint's LMDE
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Add an expert feature to restrict a Windows installation to S Mode
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Fix persistence support for Debian 12 when booted in BIOS mode
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Fix a regression that prevented the opening of .vhd images
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Update UEFI:NTFS to report a more explicit error on bootmgr security issues
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Improve the search for conflicting processes by running it in a background thread
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Improve support for Slax Linux
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o Version 4.2 (2023.07.26)
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Add detection and warning for UEFI revoked bootloaders (including ones revoked through SkuSiPolicy.p7b)
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Add ZIP64 support, to extract .zip images that are larger than 4 GB
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Add saving and restoring current drive to/from compressed VHDX image
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Add saving and restoring current drive to/from compressed FFU (Full Flash Update) image [EXPERIMENTAL]
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Fix a crash when trying to open Windows ISOs, with the MinGW compiled x86 32-bit version
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Fix an issue where ISOs that contain a boot image with an 'EFI' label are not detected as bootable
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Increase the ISO → ESP limit for Debian 12 netinst images
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Ensure that the main partition size is aligned to the cluster size
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o Version 4.1 (2023.05.31)
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Add timeouts on enumeration queries that may stall on some systems
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Restore MS-DOS drive creation through the download of binaries from Microsoft
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Update the log button icon
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Fix UEFI:NTFS incompatibility with Windows Dev Kit 2023 platform
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Fix more GRUB 'out of range pointer' errors with Ubuntu/Fedora when booting in BIOS mode
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o Version 4.0 (2023.04.26)
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Fix persistent partition not working with Ubuntu 23.04
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Fix out of range pointer error with Ubuntu 23.04 when booting in BIOS mode
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Fix boot freeze with Ubuntu Studio when Secure Boot is enabled
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Fix incorrect architecture detection when checking for updates
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Fix a Windows Store application crash when processing GRUB bootloaders
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Fix a Windows Store application crash when enumerating processes that contain a % sign
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Fix a Windows Store application crash when using German localization
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Note that the major version was bumped on account of:
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- New versions of Rufus requiring Windows 8 or later
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- New versions of Rufus defaulting to a 64-bit executable
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- Old versions of Rufus potentially not being able to update properly
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o Version 3.22 (2023.03.25)
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Add SHA-1 and SHA-256 x86 acceleration on CPUs that support it (courtesy of Jeffrey Walton)
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Add an option to disable BitLocker device encryption in the Windows User Experience dialog
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Add a cheat mode (Ctrl-P) to preserve the log between sessions
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Fix potential media creation errors by forcing the unmount of stale WIM images
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Fix potential access errors in ISO → ESP mode by forcing Large FAT32 formatting
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Fix user-specified label not being preserved on error/cancel
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Fix some large SSD devices being listed by default
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Fix processing of Rock Ridge CE fields
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Work around the use of Rock Ridge symbolic links for Linux firmware packages (Debian)
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Remove the ISO download feature on Windows 7
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Note: This is the last version of Rufus that can run on Windows 7
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o Version 3.21 (2022.11.28)
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Allow the provision of an arbitrary local account username in the Windows User Experience dialog
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Improve Windows version reporting from ISO/.wim
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Update UEFI:NTFS' NTFS drivers to v1.4 and exFAT drivers to v1.9
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Switch to remote download for nonstandard GRUB (Fedora 37, openSUSE Live, GeckoLinux)
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Fix UEFI:NTFS partition not being set in MBR mode for ISOs with a >4GB file (UwUntu)
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Fix GRUB support for Arch and derivatives, when a non FAT compliant label is used
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Fix incorrect detection of GRUB with nonstandard prefixes
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Fix tab order not working on the Windows User Experience dialog
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o Version 3.20 (2022.08.03)
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Enable applicable Windows User Experience options for Windows 10
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Remember last Windows User Experience selection between sessions
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Add automatic local account creation and regional options duplication
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(NB: This is limited to creating an account with the same name as the current user and
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with an empty password that the user will be prompted to change after first reboot)
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Add a workaround for ISOs that have a 'syslinux' symbolic link to '/isolinux/' (Knoppix)
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Revert to offline insertion of registry keys for the TPM/SB/RAM bypass where possible
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Remove storage bypass, since this is a bogus bypass that doesn't do anything
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Improve BIOS compatibility when displaying the "UEFI boot only" alert message
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Fix Windows User Experience dialog appearing twice for Windows To Go
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Fix Windows User Experience options not being applied for ARM64
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Fix Microsoft Account bypass not being applied unless TPM/SB/RAM bypass is selected
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Fix overeager detection of GRUB2 bootloaders with nonstandard prefixes
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o Version 3.19 (2022.07.01)
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Add a new selection dialog for Windows 11 setup customization:
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- Secure Boot and TPM bypass have now been moved to this dialog
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- Also allows to bypass the mandatory requirement for a Microsoft account on Windows 11 22H2
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(NB: Network *MUST* be temporarily disabled for the local account creation to be proposed)
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- Also add an option to skip all collection questions (Sets all answers to "Don't allow")
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- Also add an option for setting internal drives offline for Windows To Go
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Note: These customization options are only proposed when using a Windows 11 image.
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Add support for distros using a nonstandard GRUB 2.0 prefix directory (openSUSE Live, GeckoLinux)
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Add the ability to ignore USBs (See https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/blob/master/res/rufus.ini)
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Change drive listing to always list in increasing order of size
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Update exceptions needed by Red Hat and derivatives for the 9.x releases
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Update UEFI:NTFS drivers to latest
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Reassign a letter for drives written in DD mode that don't have an ESP (e.g. CoreELEC)
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Fix Windows refusing to mount Linux MBR partitions on FIXED drives
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Fix support for multiextent files when Joliet is in use
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o Version 3.18 (2022.03.11)
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Fix DLL sideloading vulnerabilities
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Fix ISO → ESP creation when running on Windows 11
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Fix an issue when detecting network connectivity when the DHCP service is disabled
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Update FreeDOS to version 1.3
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Add bypass of Windows 11 restrictions for in-place upgrades
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Add Miracle Linux 8 to the list of Red Hat exceptions
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Other internal fixes and improvements
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o Version 3.17 (2021.10.23) [BUGFIX RELEASE]
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Fix MBR not being properly cleared
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Fix commandline hogger not being deleted on exit
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Improve ReFS handling for platforms that support it
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Update UEFI:NTFS to latest and remove Secure Boot notice since this version is Secure Boot signed
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Update Grub4DOS to latest
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o Version 3.16 (2021.10.13)
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Fix ISO mode support for Red Hat 8.2+ and derivatives
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Fix BIOS boot support for Arch derivatives
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Fix removal of some boot entries for Ubuntu derivatives
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Fix log not being saved on exit
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Add Windows 11 "Extended" installation support (Disables TPM/Secure Boot requirements)
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Add UEFI Shell ISO downloads
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Add support for Intel NUC card readers
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Improve Windows 11 support
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Improve Windows version reporting
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Speed up clearing of MBR/GPT
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o Version 3.15 (2021.08.03)
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Update GRUB to version 2.06
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Add support for .vtsi files (Ventoy Sparse Image, courtesy of longpanda/ventoy)
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Add workaround for openSUSE Live ISOs
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Move default app directory to %LocalAppData%\Rufus\ and always save a log there on exit
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Fix AppStore version of Rufus not being able to store downloaded files
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Fix failure to open Syslinux/GRUB files when Rufus is located at the root of a drive
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Prevent the creation of 'System Volume Information' on ESPs written in DD mode
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Prevent drive letter assignation to the UEFI:NTFS partition
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Prevent persistent partition creation errors due to size
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Enhance safety checks before running the Fido ISO download script
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Other internal fixes and improvements
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o Version 3.14 (2021.04.30)
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Improve DD write speed (uncompressed images only)
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Improve checksum computation speed
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Improve network connectivity detection
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Only prompt for additional GRUB/Syslinux downloads when not writing in DD mode
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Fix potential "loss" of disk after writing Ubuntu 20.10 in DD mode
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Fix GRUB compatibility issue with Ubuntu 21.04
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Fix Rufus MBR not being selected by default for Windows ISOs
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Fix drag and drop being enabled during drive creation
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Add more "exceptions" for forced DD image writing
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o Version 3.13 (2020.11.20)
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Add a cheat mode (Alt-M) to accept disk images without a Boot Marker
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Add marquee operation progress to the taskbar icon
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Add zeroing/image writing progress to the log
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Switch to using 0x55 and 0xAA instead of 0x00 and 0xFF for low pass badblock check
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Switch to using fake/manufacturer units when computing the default label
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Fix overnumerous write retries on error when writing a disk image
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Work around Windows' abysmal handling of removable drives that contain an ESP
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Improve mounting/unmounting of volumes
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Update UEFI:NTFS file system drivers to version 1.7
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Other internal fixes and improvements (VDS, error reporting, etc.)
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o Version 3.12 (2020.10.14)
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Add optional SHA-512 digest algorithm (Alt-H)
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Add a cheat mode (Alt +/-) to increase/decrease application priority
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Enable direct provision of install.wim/install.esd for Windows To Go
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Move Windows To Go ESP to the beginning of the drive, on systems that allow it
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Enforce a minimum volume size of 256 MB for ext2/ext3 partitions
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Speed up the scanning of ISOs with lots of Rock Ridge deep directory entries
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Fix detection of GRUB version and update embedded GRUB for Ubuntu 20.10 support
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Fix user interface labels for accessibility
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Work around a Windows bug where the wrong drive letter may be returned
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o Version 3.11 (2020.06.18)
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Add Rock Ridge deep directory support
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Add an option to write small ISOs to an ESP (GPT only)
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Add a cheat mode (Ctrl-SELECT) to extract content from an additional zip archive on top of the ISO
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Add a cheat mode (Alt-G) to disable Virtual Hard Disk listing
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Add a cheat mode (Alt-P) to toggle a GPT ESP to Basic Data (Windows 10 only)
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Fix improper x86 32-bit NTFS driver being used for UEFI:NTFS
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Improve UEFI:NTFS compatibility with older UEFI firmwares
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Improve startup time by running the ISO download feature check in the background
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Remove Ubuntu's splash screen for persistent UEFI drives
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Enable ASLR for the Rufus executable
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o Version 3.10 (2020.04.22)
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Improve support for Ubuntu 20.04
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Improve detection of FIXED drives with no mounted partitions
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Improve extfs formatting (courtesy of Marcos Mello)
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Update UEFI:NTFS file system drivers to v1.5
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Fix progress not being updated when using the German localization
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Fix primary GPT being overwritten when adding the protective MBR message
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Fix a regression with lousy security solutions that prevent the creation of an 'autorun.inf'
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Fix an assert during FreeDOS drive creation when the Windows system locale is set to UTF-8
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Fix invalid label errors when using a non-Western locale
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o Version 3.9 (2020.02.29)
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Add exFAT support when creating blank UEFI:NTFS drives [EXPERIMENTAL]
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Fix ext2/ext3 corruption for partitions larger than 4 GB
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Fix early boot files not being usable on compressed NTFS partitions
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Fix writing of compressed streams that don't end on sector boundary
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Fix percent not being displayed on slow format
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Improve file preallocation and speed up ISO extraction (courtesy of Mattiwatti)
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Improve ext2/ext3 formatting speed
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Improve protective MBR message for GPT partitioned drives
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Improve reporting of Syslinux/GRUB download errors
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Improve reporting of partition types and of Windows' version
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Report the usage of UDF symbolic links
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Update embedded Syslinux to 6.04-pre1
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o Version 3.8 (2019.09.16) [BUGFIX RELEASE]
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Fix regression where some ISOs (Debian) would produce a Syslinux error when booted in BIOS mode
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Fix potential 0xC0030057 errors when trying to create a persistent partitions on a non-FIXED drive
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o Version 3.7 (2019.09.09)
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Finalize persistent partition support for Debian and Ubuntu [EXPERIMENTAL]:
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- Debian with persistence should work out of the box with any recent "Debian Live" ISO.
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- Ubuntu with persistence should also work *IF* using a post 2019.08.01 ISO. Note that,
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because of bug #1489855, trying to use persistence with Ubuntu ISOs that were released
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before August 2019 will only result in rescue mode during boot - You have been warned!
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- Other distros may work with persistence as long as they use a Debian-like or Ubuntu-like
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method, and, in the case of Ubuntu-like, if they use casper with the #1489855 bugfix.
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- Persistence and ext formatting support should still be considered EXPERIMENTAL at this stage.
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Add cheat mode (<Alt>) to switch between percent/speed/ETA on *some* operations [EXPERIMENTAL]
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Report SuperSpeed+ devices in the log (Come on USB-IF, just add "Ludicrous Speed" already!)
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Fix UI checkboxes (Extended label, Fixes for old BIOSes) being cleared on START
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Fix "Can't mount GUID volume" regression when creating Windows To Go drives
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Fix "Volume label is invalid" error with empty labels on Windows 7
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Fix stale progress bar during standalone ext2/ext3 formatting
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Fix an extraction failure with R-Drive Image bootable ISOs
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Disable ISO mode for Pop_OS
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Other cosmetic and internal improvements
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o Version 3.6 (2019.07.18)
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Add support for persistent partitions [EXPERIMENTAL]
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(Note: The above won't work with Ubuntu until Ubuntu bug #1489855 is properly fixed)
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Add a mode to use VDS when partitioning/formatting (Alt-V) [EXPERIMENTAL]
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Add full extraction support for efi.img (Solus)
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Fix listing of potentially blocking processes
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Fix NTFS not being selectable when using Grub4DOS
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Fix download script not being launched when the user name contains a space
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Fix translated messages potentially being truncated (e.g. Thai)
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Fix progress bar report for screen readers (Accessibility issue)
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Fix a regression where Windows format prompts would not be suppressed
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Improve(?) Windows To Go support by following Microsoft's recommended partition order
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Don't enumerate Windows Sandbox VHDs
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Disable ISO mode when Manjaro ISOHybrids are being used
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Update embedded GRUB to version 2.04
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o Version 3.5 (2019.03.28)
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Add a feature to download official retail Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 ISOs
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(Note: 'Check for updates' must be enabled for the above to be active)
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Add Windows To Go support for MCT generated Windows ISOs
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Add a notice about the 'WppRecorder.sys' Microsoft bug for Windows 10 1809 ISOs
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Add a notice about trying to format a drive larger than 2 TB in MBR mode
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Add a notice about Legacy boot when trying to boot UEFI-only media in Legacy mode
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Report the full PID and command line of potentially blocking processes in the log
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Fix a potential silent abort when the drive is in use
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Fix 'Quick Format' option always being activated
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Fix potential change of the selected file system after an ISO has been loaded
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Fix Win7 x64 EFI bootloader not being extracted in dual BIOS+UEFI mode (Alt-E)
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o Version 3.4 (2018.12.05)
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Set the default image selection directory to Downloads\ instead of My Documents\
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Add ARM/ARM64 automatic update support
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Improve UEFI:NTFS compatibility
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Improve access issues by using VDS to delete all partitions
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Update the .appx to include all architectures as well as request elevation
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Fix broken detection of some EFI based images
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Fix broken update check due to server switch
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UI and accessibility fixes and improvements
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o Version 3.3 (2018.09.17) [BUGFIX RELEASE]
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Fix a regression when processing uncompressed bootable DD images
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Fix Windows To Go drive creation for ARM64 Windows ISOs
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o Version 3.2 (2018.09.11)
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Add RSA-2048 signature validation on all the server downloads
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Add "Fast zeroing" cheat mode (courtesy of René van der Zee)
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Add support for XP/Server 2003 x64 ISOs (courtesy of Mattiwatti)
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Improve ISO extraction performance by preallocating files (courtesy of Mattiwatti)
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Improve bad blocks check algorithm (from suggestions by AL.Skywalker)
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Fix progress not being displayed for Syslinux or GRUB downloads
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Fix unwanted application close when cancelling an image scan
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Fix an issue where FAT32 could still be selected for ISOs containing a >4GB file
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o Version 3.1 (2018.06.19)
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Fix extraction of ISO content for GRUB based ISOs (Manjaro, Kaspersky, etc.)
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Fix text being truncated on some dialogs (mostly Russian and Thai)
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Add detection & warning about the 'Controlled Folder Access' Windows 10 feature
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Improve retry attempts for transient errors
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Increase size of the ESP to 300MB, for Windows To Go drives partitioned as GPT
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Update GRUB 2.0 and Grub4DOS to latest
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Update libcdio to latest
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o Version 3.0 (2018.05.29)
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UI redesign to follow the flow of user operations (with thanks to Fahad Al-Riyami for the concept)
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Drop XP and Vista platform support
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Switch all downloads to SSL and use https://rufus.ie as the new base URL
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Add ARM64 support for UEFI:NTFS
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Fix delays when querying floppy drives during device enumeration
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Improve support of efi.img files on Linux ISOs
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Improve support for non-ISO9660 compliant openSUSE Leap ISOs
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Improve translation support and remove manual positioning
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Internal fixes and improvements
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o Version 2.18 (2017.11.07)
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Ensure that the same drive is reselected on device refresh
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Add a cheat mode to cycle the USB port of currently selected device
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Make lookup for updatable .cfg file more generic (e.g. ESET SysRescue)
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Fix handling of multiextent ISOs (e.g. BlackArch Linux)
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Fix propagation of image decompression errors
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Update grub4dos to latest
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IMPORTANT: THIS IS THE LAST RELEASE TO SUPPORT WINDOWS XP AND WINDOWS VISTA
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SUBSEQUENT RUFUS RELEASES ARE *NO LONGER* COMPATIBLE WITH THESE PLATFORMS
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o Version 2.17 (2017.09.12)
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Add support for Debian 9 live ISOs in UEFI mode
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Add support for Super Floppy Disk "partitioning" mode
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Add support for more non-USB card readers
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Strengthen download update checks, to prevent attack scenarios that leverage user unawareness
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Fix an issue with Spanish translation prompts not displaying properly
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Fix an issue with Windows To Go support on some non-official Windows ISOs
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Fix an issue with log autoscrolling
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Fix an issue when using A: or B: as drive letters
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o Version 2.16 (2017.07.31)
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Add an audiovisual cue on completion/error
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Add a workaround for ISOs using nonstandard Rock Ridge extensions (looking at you Kali Linux!)
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Notify user when an ISO is broken or truncated
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Notify user if other processes are accessing the drive before format
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List processes that are locking a drive on failure
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Improve verbosity of the Windows To Go process
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Other fixes and improvements
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o Version 2.15 (2017.05.17)
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Fix non-listing of drives that are opened for write access by another process
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Report external processes that may be preventing disk access (in the log)
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Improve Windows To Go support for Windows 10 Creators Update
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Don't report an error on checkdisk failure
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Update GRUB 2.0 and Grub4DOS to latest
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Other fixes and improvements
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o Version 2.14 (2017.04.10) [BUGFIX RELEASE]
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Fix inability to create BIOS-bootable drives, in some circumstances, due to write sharing permissions
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o Version 2.13 (2017.04.06)
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Preserve 'GPT for UEFI' option if the user changed it before selecting an ISO
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Fix unwanted notification sound when closing with the X button (#893)
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Fix inability to restore the minimized application after a popup is displayed (#896)
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Fix an issue when trying to install Syslinux/NTFS twice in a row (#904)
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Work around Microsoft's inconsistent casing of device IDs during device enumeration
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Work around Microsoft's aggressive locking of partitions in Windows 10 Creators Update (#883)
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Restrict write sharing permissions when accessing a device
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Update libcdio and GRUB 2.0 to latest
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o Version 2.12 (2017.01.27)
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Add Hebrew translation, courtesy of NSBuilder and פלוני אלמוני
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Add a cheat mode (Alt-O) to create an ISO from the first optical media found
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Enable target system selection for Windows To Go
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Enable NTFS selection for Syslinux 6.x (EXPERIMENTAL)
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Fix an issue that allowed BIOS target selection with pure UEFI images
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Fix license display for RTL languages
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Update Grub4DOS and FreeDOS to latest
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Additional fixes and improvements
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o Version 2.11 (2016.09.08)
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Do not download BIOS related files unless BIOS boot is selected
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Improve support for Arch Linux derivatives
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Add a cheat mode to disable drive indexing (Alt-Q) on format
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Fix handling of 'Super Floppy Disk' formatted drives
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Fix handling of misleading short write reports, for drives larger than 1 TB
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Fix an issue that enabled FAT32 file system selection on some Windows images
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Fix broken UI font for XP users
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Fix sanitizing of exFAT labels
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o Version 2.10 (2016.07.20)
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Add SHA-256 validation for downloaded files. You will now see an ✓ or ✗ in the log for relevant content
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Add support for O2Micro PCI-E card readers
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Add compressed NTFS support for UEFI:NTFS
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Improve automatic closure of the Windows default format prompt
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Improve support for Ubuntu (silence a benign warning), Springdale (use the actual label) and Antergos (Syslinux version detection)
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Work around a Windows bug that can render a GPT disk inaccessible after cleanup (e.g. ChromeOS image)
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Fix hash computation for content that isn't a multiple of 64 bytes (NB: This did not affect ISOs)
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Fix Syslinux installation on some media, with huge thanks to 424778940z for the tests
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Fix a corner case where settings could be altered after Start had been pressed, if a hotplug event also occurred
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Additional fixes and improvements
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o Version 2.9 (2016.05.17)
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Add ARM support for UEFI:NTFS
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Fix UEFI:NTFS support for HP and Gigabyte firmwares (with thanks to Rod Smith and linnaea)
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Fix unwanted listing of some internal removable drives
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Fix the resurgence of a possible Syslinux installation crash
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Fix missing default cluster size default on exFAT for >32GB drives
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Fix the non-removal of the commandline hogger in some corner cases
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Use "modern" file selection dialog on Vista or later (if you can spot the difference, good for you...)
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o Version 2.8 (2016.03.22)
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Enable listing of non-USB card readers (EXPERIMENTAL)
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Major speed improvement for checksum computation
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Fix UI flicker during progress actualization
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Fix computation of FAT size for Large FAT32 (with thanks to Ady)
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Syslinux improvements
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Update GRUB to 2.02~beta3
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o Version 2.7 (2016.02.14)
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Add Thai translation, courtesy of Sippapas Wangsri
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Add Drag and Drop support, courtesy of SeymourApps
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Add a retry for most write operations
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Update UEFI:NTFS, ms-sys and Grub4DOS to latest
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Dual sign Rufus with both SHA-1 and SHA-256
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Fix 2nd line of SHA-256 being hidden on some platforms
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Fix shutdown prevention issues
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Additional fixes & translation updates
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o Version 2.6 (2015.12.22)
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Add Serbian (Latin) translation, courtesy of Ivan Strugar
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Add a cheat mode to zero a device (Alt-Z)
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Fix dual BIOS/UEFI mode not being disabled once enabled (Alt-E)
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Fix a crash when Syslinux downloaded files are modified by a firewall
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Fix FAT32 not being disabled for Windows ISOs in BIOS/CSM mode
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Additional translation updates
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o Version 2.5 (2015.10.26)
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Add SHA-256 checksum verification
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Add a cheat mode to disable exclusive USB drive locking (Alt-,)
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Add digital signature check on update downloads
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Add Azerbaijani translation, courtesy of Elvin Məlikov
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Add Persian translation, courtesy of Seyed Zia Azimi (ziaa)
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Fix an issue where the update settings dialog may not display properly
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Report Windows build number in the log (Windows 8 or later)
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Many localization improvements and fixes, especially for right-to-left languages
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Additional translation updates
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o Version 2.4 (2015.09.27)
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Allow some settings and cheat modes to be persisted between sessions
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Fix multiple issues with flash drive detection
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Fix listing of drives that contain no media
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Fix cheat mode to save the current USB to *uncompressed* VHD (Alt-V)
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Fix an UI scaling issue with high DPI displays for non English languages
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Update most of the translations
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Additional cosmetic improvements
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o Version 2.3 (2015.08.28)
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Detect ISOHybrid images and ask users how they should be written
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Add MD5/SHA1 checksum verification ('#' button on the status bar)
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Add Zip decompression support for DD Images
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Add a cheat mode to save the current USB to *uncompressed* VHD (Alt-V)
|
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Add a cheat mode for ISO timestamp preservation (Alt-T)
|
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Add a cheat mode for USB enumeration debugging (Alt-.)
|
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Disable MS-DOS creation for Windows 10 or later (FreeDOS is still available)
|
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Fix Windows To Go creation issues, and enable access to internal disks
|
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Fix UEFI support for Fedora ISOs
|
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Fix some USB enumeration issues
|
|
Other improvements and fixes, including translation updates
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|
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o Version 2.2 (2015.05.31)
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Modernize the language selection button, courtesy of David Warner
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Add keyboard accessibility, courtesy of David Warner
|
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Add a clear indication of when UEFI-CSM is to be used
|
|
Fix an USB detection issue and add support for ASUS UASP "Turbo Mode"
|
|
Fix prevention of Windows shutdown when Rufus is idle
|
|
Improve UI on high DPI monitors
|
|
Update Grub4DOS to 0.4.6a [2015.05.18]
|
|
Other UI improvements and fixes, including translation updates
|
|
|
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o Version 2.1 (2015.03.23)
|
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Add 32 bit support to UEFI:NTFS boot
|
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Add standalone UEFI:NTFS boot installation, in advanced mode
|
|
Add Vietnamese translation, courtesy of thanhtai2009
|
|
Disable support for ISOs that don't report their GRUB version (looking at you Kaspersky!)
|
|
Fix broken Windows UEFI installation when using GPT/NTFS
|
|
Fix creation of 32 bit UEFI Windows 10 installation flash drives
|
|
Other improvements
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|
|
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o Version 2.0 (2015.03.03)
|
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Major UI improvements (improved font, new info field, no separate progress dialog, etc.)
|
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Add support for Windows To Go (if Rufus is running on Windows 8 or later)
|
|
Add support for Grub4DOS and GRUB 2 based images (e.g. FreeNAS)
|
|
Add portable application support, through a 'rufus.ini' file
|
|
Add native decompression support for DD images (.Z, .gz, .lzma, .bz2 and .xz)
|
|
Add seamless UEFI boot of NTFS partitions, for Windows ISOs with large files (>4GB)
|
|
Add support for Windows multipart 'install.swm'
|
|
Add support for non Microsoft VHD drivers
|
|
Add Norwegian translation, courtesy of JED
|
|
Fix a crash on image selection when no device is present
|
|
Fix broken VHD support for non-English version of Windows
|
|
Fix write error for DD images that are not a multiple of the sector size
|
|
Fix broken Unicode support
|
|
Update embedded Syslinux to 6.03
|
|
Other improvements and fixes
|
|
|
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o Version 1.4.12 (2014.11.09) [BUGFIX RELEASE]
|
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Fix support for Red Hat 7 and CentOS 7
|
|
Fix support for Debian 7.x
|
|
Fix default listing of Mushkin Ventura Ultra USB 3.0 drives
|
|
Fix Czech translation, courtesy of Jakub Moc
|
|
Update Windows version listing for Windows 10
|
|
|
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o Version 1.4.11 (2014.11.04)
|
|
Add Czech translation, courtesy of Richard Kahl
|
|
Add Ukrainian translation, courtesy of VKS
|
|
Fix formatting of drives with a large sector size (2K, 4K)
|
|
Fix UEFI boot for Tails and other Syslinux/EFI based ISOs
|
|
Fix listing of devices when all 26 drive letters are in use
|
|
Add a minimize button and minor UI changes
|
|
Other improvements
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.4.10 (2014.08.15)
|
|
Fix a crash when scanning disk images with no USB drive plugged
|
|
Fix default detection of some OCZ flash drives
|
|
Improve Syslinux 6.x support (for Tails 1.x and other ISOs)
|
|
Improve disk image handling (refresh partitions, remount drive, etc.)
|
|
Other fixes and improvements
|
|
|
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o Version 1.4.9 (2014.06.08) [BUGFIX RELEASE]
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Fix listing of drives for Windows XP and Windows Vista (reported by Alex Andrews)
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|
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o Version 1.4.8 (2014.06.03)
|
|
Add KolibriOS ISO support
|
|
Add Arabic translation, courtesy of عمر الصمد
|
|
Add Croatian translation, courtesy of Dario Komar
|
|
Add Danish translation, courtesy of Jens Hansen
|
|
Add Latvian translation, courtesy of Aldis Tutins
|
|
Add Portuguese Brazilian translation, courtesy of Chateaubriand Vieira Moura
|
|
Allow the use of VHDs as DD image source (fixed disk/uncompressed only)
|
|
Report the detected USB speed in the log
|
|
Fix a long standing issue when launching Rufus using Far Manager
|
|
Fix support for pure UEFI bootable disk images
|
|
Fix detection for some Buffalo, Lacie, Samsung, Toshiba and Verbatim drives
|
|
Various other fixes and improvements
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.4.7 (2014.04.22)
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|
Add VHD support as a target, courtesy of Scott
|
|
Add ReFS support (only for Windows 8.1 or later and only for fixed drives)
|
|
Add a cheat mode to force the use of DD image writing for dual ISOs
|
|
Add Japanese translation, courtesy of Chantella Jackson
|
|
Add Slovak translation, courtesy of martinco78
|
|
Add Swedish translation, courtesy of Sopor
|
|
Improve the display of filesizes when copying content
|
|
Fix FAT32 cluster transitions
|
|
Fix unpartitioned drives not always being listed
|
|
Fix bad blocks report
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|
|
|
o Version 1.4.6 (2014.03.17)
|
|
Display USB size in the dropdown list
|
|
Add Bulgarian translation, courtesy of Krasimir Nevenov
|
|
Improve checkbox handling in the UI and fix UDF/exFAT formatting issues
|
|
Fix replacement of obsolete vesamenu.c32 (reported by Liang)
|
|
Fix an issue that could prevent the download of files from the Rufus website
|
|
Fix untimely libcdio messages when processing Rock-Ridge ISOs (such as Ubuntu)
|
|
Other fixes
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.4.5 (2014.02.27) [BUGFIX RELEASE]
|
|
Fix detection of fixed drives (reported by dominiquesb)
|
|
|
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o Version 1.4.4 (2014.02.26)
|
|
Add *uncompressed* Disk Image support (FreeBSD, FreeNAS, etc.)
|
|
Add right-to-left language support
|
|
Add an alert when multiple partitions are about to be erased
|
|
Add (unofficial) NTFS Compression support
|
|
Add Finnish translation, courtesy of Riku Brander
|
|
Ignore failure on ISO autorun.inf creation, to keep dumb security applications happy
|
|
Improve hotplug detection
|
|
Improve Syslinux v5+ support (requires an internet connection to download extra files)
|
|
Fix support for latest gparted, ArchLinux, and other Syslinux v5+ based ISOs
|
|
Fix detection for Toshiba drives (again)
|
|
Fix UDF Unicode support
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.4.3 (2014.01.21) [BUGFIX RELEASE]
|
|
Fix format operation not starting on Windows XP (reported by ank91)
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.4.2 (2014.01.18)
|
|
Add USB Attached SCSI (UAS) support
|
|
Add ReactOS support
|
|
Add NTFS UEFI support, for targets that can support it
|
|
Add insertion detection for USB memory card readers
|
|
Add retry when writing ISO files... again
|
|
Add Chinese (Simplified) translation, courtesy of 佚名
|
|
Add Indonesian translation, courtesy of Abe Akatsuki
|
|
Add Malay translation, courtesy of Muhammad Aman
|
|
Add Portuguese (Portugal) translation, courtesy of Fernando Baptista
|
|
Speed up boot record cleanup, for slow drives
|
|
Improve initial locale detection
|
|
Save user selected locale between sessions
|
|
Always use English locale in the log, where possible
|
|
Fix detection for some SanDisk, Kingston, HP and Toshiba drives
|
|
Fix a potential issue with drive letter assignation
|
|
Various other fixes and improvements
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.4.1 (2013.12.05) [BUGFIX RELEASE]
|
|
Fix broken Syslinux support (reported by ank91)
|
|
Add Slovenian support, courtesy of Matej Horvat
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.4.0 (2013.12.02)
|
|
Add localization support, with native integration for the following languages:
|
|
- Chinese (Traditional), courtesy of 佚
|
|
- Dutch, courtesy of Roberto Pino
|
|
- French, courtesy of myself ("Je vais me gêner !")
|
|
- German, courtesy of Thilo Langbein
|
|
- Greek, courtesy of Konstantinos and Nikolaos Margaritis
|
|
- Hungarian, courtesy of georg1136
|
|
- Italian, courtesy of bovirus
|
|
- Korean, courtesy of 나두야간다
|
|
- Lithuanian, courtesy of Gintaras Venslovas
|
|
- Polish, courtesy of Piotr Halama
|
|
- Romanian, courtesy of Gîrlea Alexandru
|
|
- Russian, courtesy of Кирилл Иванов
|
|
- Spanish, courtesy of José Pineda
|
|
- Turkish, courtesy of Mehmetali Kuran
|
|
- More to come, more wanted! See http://rufus.akeo.ie/translations
|
|
Add "smart" detection of USB HDD vs USB Flash Drive
|
|
Add retry when writing ISO files
|
|
Add detection and display of VID:PID for the target device (in the log)
|
|
Updated Syslinux to v4.0.7
|
|
Fixed some issues with DOS localization
|
|
Fixed FAT32 formatting for large and GPT disks
|
|
Fixed support for Ubuntu, Scientific Linux, unofficial Windows and other ISOs
|
|
Various other fixes and improvements
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.3.4 (2013.07.15)
|
|
Syslinux v5 support (NEW)
|
|
UDF formatting support (NEW - Vista and later only)
|
|
More drive handling improvements, to avoid "Could not open media" errors
|
|
Fixed support for ISOs containing files larger than 4GB
|
|
Fixed elevation request for unprivileged users
|
|
Fixed download of c32 files into the application directory
|
|
Better compression algorithm for the executable
|
|
Other bug fixes and improvements (spelling, UI, etc.)
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.3.3 (2013.06.10)
|
|
Drive handling and hotplug detection overhaul
|
|
Add support for raw/unpartitioned drives
|
|
Add (limited) commandline support, to specify the ISO image to open
|
|
Add option to list fixed/unpartitioned drives, in the advanced options
|
|
Fix broken detection of unsupported ISO images
|
|
Don't assume C: to be the drive letter for DOS
|
|
Various other fixes and improvements
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.3.2 (2013.01.27)
|
|
Fix support for newer ArchLinux ISOs, that was removed in 1.3.1
|
|
Add support for UEFI boot, as well as GPT. What this means is that Rufus can
|
|
now produce UEFI bootable UFDs from EFI compatible ISOs, such as Windows 7 x64,
|
|
Windows 8, ArchLinux, etc.
|
|
The first partition is now always aligned to 1MB (unless advanced options are used)
|
|
Internal refactoring and fixes
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.3.1 (2013.01.09)
|
|
Fix Windows XP ISO support, that was broken in 1.3.0
|
|
Drop support for newer ArchLinux ISOs - this will be fixed in 1.3.2
|
|
Indicate which of FAT32 or Large FAT32 will be used as well as Partition Scheme
|
|
Various internal fixes
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.3.0 (2012.12.16)
|
|
FAT32 format support for >32GB drives
|
|
Based on fat32format from Ridgecrop Consultants Ltd:
|
|
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm
|
|
Automated update check
|
|
Relax ISO9660 compliance for Arch Linux images
|
|
Add support for VMWare ESXi 5.1 ISO images
|
|
Update Syslinux to v4.0.6 and libcdio to v0.90
|
|
Miscellaneous UI improvements and fixes
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.2.0 (2012.06.04)
|
|
Single version of Rufus, that includes FreeDOS support always
|
|
Add a toggleable advanced options panel
|
|
Add bare Syslinux installation for (FAT partitions only)
|
|
Add taskbar progress (Windows 7 or later)
|
|
Integrate logging output in the application
|
|
Fixes unavailable boot option when an empty card reader is plugged (reported by TheHive)
|
|
Works around the use of non-ISO compliant LiveXP images (reported by TheHive)
|
|
Various other bugfixes and improvements
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.1.7 (2012.04.06):
|
|
Fixes wrong bootable disk ID introduced in 1.1.6 (reported by Jeff Byers)
|
|
Fixes support for minint WinPE 1.x images
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.1.6 (2012.03.27):
|
|
Add ISO support for Windows XP (SP2 or later), Windows 2003 and BartPE
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.1.5 (2012.03.12):
|
|
Fixes detection of devices without friendly name (reported by rschiang)
|
|
Fixes support of WinPE/AIK ISO images (reported by Dmitry Sokolov)
|
|
Fixes no disk at launch with empty card readers (reported by ChrisR
|
|
Add download of vesamenu.c32 for ISOs that need it
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.1.4 (2012.03.03):
|
|
Fixes ISO support for directories with extended characters (reported by ChrisR)
|
|
Fixes bad blocks test issues (reported by steve6375)
|
|
Read extended labels from autorun.inf when present
|
|
Update FreeDOS files to latest versions
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.1.3 (2012.02.24):
|
|
Fixes an issue on XP when using Windows ISOs (reported by wimb)
|
|
Disable listing of fixed drives (eg. HDDs)
|
|
Add 'fake' USB drive detection during bad blocks check
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.1.2 (2012.02.22):
|
|
Fixes ISO support for Fedora, openSUSE and Hiren's Boot CD
|
|
Add icon and extended/international label support
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.1.1 (2012.02.16):
|
|
ISO image support (syslinux) - targeted at Linux installation ISOs
|
|
ISO fixes and UI improvements
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.1.0 (2012.02.08):
|
|
ISO image support (NTFS, bootmgr only - targeted at Windows installation ISOs)
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.0.7 (2012.02.02):
|
|
Fixes a detection issue on platforms with multiple optical drives (with thanks to ElGaton)
|
|
Add number of passes for bad blocks check
|
|
Improved locale selection for FreeDOS
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.0.6 (2012.01.03):
|
|
Log report when bad blocks are found
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.0.5 (2011.12.25):
|
|
Keyboard layout detection & support
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.0.4 (2011.12.16):
|
|
FreeDOS support
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.0.3 (2011.12.12):
|
|
First public release
|
|
Progress status improvements
|
|
Filtering of invalid cluster sizes
|
|
Disable Autoplay on Vista and later while the application is running
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.0.2 (2011.12.06):
|
|
Beta release
|
|
Support for bad blocks check
|
|
|
|
o Version 1.0.1 (2011.12.04):
|
|
Alpha release
|