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* Fix endianness detection regression for ARM platforms that was
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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
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Other improvements and fixes, including translation updates
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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
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Fix an USB detection issue and add support for ASUS UASP "Turbo Mode"
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Fix prevention of Windows shutdown when Rufus is idle
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Improve UI on high DPI monitors
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Update Grub4DOS to 0.4.6a [2015.05.18]
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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
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Add Vietnamese translation, courtesy of thanhtai2009
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Disable support for ISOs that don't report their GRUB version (looking at you Kaspersky!)
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Fix broken Windows UEFI installation when using GPT/NTFS
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Fix creation of 32 bit UEFI Windows 10 installation flash drives
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Other improvements
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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)
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Add support for Grub4DOS and GRUB 2 based images (e.g. FreeNAS)
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Add portable application support, through a 'rufus.ini' file
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Add native decompression support for DD images (.Z, .gz, .lzma, .bz2 and .xz)
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Add seamless UEFI boot of NTFS partitions, for Windows ISOs with large files (>4GB)
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Add support for Windows multipart 'install.swm'
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Add support for non Microsoft VHD drivers
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Add Norwegian translation, courtesy of JED
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Fix a crash on image selection when no device is present
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Fix broken VHD support for non-English version of Windows
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Fix write error for DD images that are not a multiple of the sector size
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Fix broken Unicode support
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Update embedded Syslinux to 6.03
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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
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Fix support for Debian 7.x
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Fix default listing of Mushkin Ventura Ultra USB 3.0 drives
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Fix Czech translation, courtesy of Jakub Moc
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Update Windows version listing for Windows 10
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o Version 1.4.11 (2014.11.04)
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Add Czech translation, courtesy of Richard Kahl
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Add Ukrainian translation, courtesy of VKS
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Fix formatting of drives with a large sector size (2K, 4K)
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Fix UEFI boot for Tails and other Syslinux/EFI based ISOs
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Fix listing of devices when all 26 drive letters are in use
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Add a minimize button and minor UI changes
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Other improvements
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o Version 1.4.10 (2014.08.15)
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Fix a crash when scanning disk images with no USB drive plugged
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Fix default detection of some OCZ flash drives
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Improve Syslinux 6.x support (for Tails 1.x and other ISOs)
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Improve disk image handling (refresh partitions, remount drive, etc.)
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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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o Version 1.4.8 (2014.06.03)
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Add KolibriOS ISO support
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Add Arabic translation, courtesy of عمر الصمد
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Add Croatian translation, courtesy of Dario Komar
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Add Danish translation, courtesy of Jens Hansen
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Add Latvian translation, courtesy of Aldis Tutins
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Add Portuguese Brazilian translation, courtesy of Chateaubriand Vieira Moura
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Allow the use of VHDs as DD image source (fixed disk/uncompressed only)
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Report the detected USB speed in the log
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Fix a long standing issue when launching Rufus using Far Manager
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Fix support for pure UEFI bootable disk images
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Fix detection for some Buffalo, Lacie, Samsung, Toshiba and Verbatim drives
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Various other fixes and improvements
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o Version 1.4.7 (2014.04.22)
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Add VHD support as a target, courtesy of Scott
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Add ReFS support (only for Windows 8.1 or later and only for fixed drives)
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Add a cheat mode to force the use of DD image writing for dual ISOs
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Add Japanese translation, courtesy of Chantella Jackson
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Add Slovak translation, courtesy of martinco78
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Add Swedish translation, courtesy of Sopor
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Improve the display of filesizes when copying content
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Fix FAT32 cluster transitions
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Fix unpartitioned drives not always being listed
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Fix bad blocks report
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o Version 1.4.6 (2014.03.17)
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Display USB size in the dropdown list
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Add Bulgarian translation, courtesy of Krasimir Nevenov
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Improve checkbox handling in the UI and fix UDF/exFAT formatting issues
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Fix replacement of obsolete vesamenu.c32 (reported by Liang)
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Fix an issue that could prevent the download of files from the Rufus website
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Fix untimely libcdio messages when processing Rock-Ridge ISOs (such as Ubuntu)
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Other fixes
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o Version 1.4.5 (2014.02.27) [BUGFIX RELEASE]
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Fix detection of fixed drives (reported by dominiquesb)
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o Version 1.4.4 (2014.02.26)
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Add *uncompressed* Disk Image support (FreeBSD, FreeNAS, etc.)
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Add right-to-left language support
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Add an alert when multiple partitions are about to be erased
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Add (unofficial) NTFS Compression support
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Add Finnish translation, courtesy of Riku Brander
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Ignore failure on ISO autorun.inf creation, to keep dumb security applications happy
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Improve hotplug detection
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Improve Syslinux v5+ support (requires an internet connection to download extra files)
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Fix support for latest gparted, ArchLinux, and other Syslinux v5+ based ISOs
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Fix detection for Toshiba drives (again)
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Fix UDF Unicode support
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o Version 1.4.3 (2014.01.21) [BUGFIX RELEASE]
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Fix format operation not starting on Windows XP (reported by ank91)
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o Version 1.4.2 (2014.01.18)
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Add USB Attached SCSI (UAS) support
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Add ReactOS support
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Add NTFS UEFI support, for targets that can support it
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Add insertion detection for USB memory card readers
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Add retry when writing ISO files... again
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Add Chinese (Simplified) translation, courtesy of 佚名
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Add Indonesian translation, courtesy of Abe Akatsuki
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Add Malay translation, courtesy of Muhammad Aman
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Add Portuguese (Portugal) translation, courtesy of Fernando Baptista
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Speed up boot record cleanup, for slow drives
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Improve initial locale detection
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Save user selected locale between sessions
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Always use English locale in the log, where possible
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Fix detection for some SanDisk, Kingston, HP and Toshiba drives
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Fix a potential issue with drive letter assignation
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Various other fixes and improvements
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o Version 1.4.1 (2013.12.05) [BUGFIX RELEASE]
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Fix broken Syslinux support (reported by ank91)
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Add Slovenian support, courtesy of Matej Horvat
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o Version 1.4.0 (2013.12.02)
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Add localization support, with native integration for the following languages:
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- Chinese (Traditional), courtesy of 佚
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- Dutch, courtesy of Roberto Pino
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- French, courtesy of myself ("Je vais me gêner !")
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- German, courtesy of Thilo Langbein
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- Greek, courtesy of Konstantinos and Nikolaos Margaritis
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- Hungarian, courtesy of georg1136
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- Italian, courtesy of bovirus
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- Korean, courtesy of 나두야간다
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- Lithuanian, courtesy of Gintaras Venslovas
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- Polish, courtesy of Piotr Halama
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- Romanian, courtesy of Gîrlea Alexandru
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- Russian, courtesy of Кирилл Иванов
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- Spanish, courtesy of José Pineda
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- Turkish, courtesy of Mehmetali Kuran
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- More to come, more wanted! See http://rufus.akeo.ie/translations
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Add "smart" detection of USB HDD vs USB Flash Drive
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Add retry when writing ISO files
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Add detection and display of VID:PID for the target device (in the log)
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Updated Syslinux to v4.0.7
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Fixed some issues with DOS localization
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Fixed FAT32 formatting for large and GPT disks
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Fixed support for Ubuntu, Scientific Linux, unofficial Windows and other ISOs
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Various other fixes and improvements
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o Version 1.3.4 (2013.07.15)
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Syslinux v5 support (NEW)
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UDF formatting support (NEW - Vista and later only)
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More drive handling improvements, to avoid "Could not open media" errors
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Fixed support for ISOs containing files larger than 4GB
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Fixed elevation request for unprivileged users
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Fixed download of c32 files into the application directory
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Better compression algorithm for the executable
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Other bug fixes and improvements (spelling, UI, etc.)
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o Version 1.3.3 (2013.06.10)
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Drive handling and hotplug detection overhaul
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Add support for raw/unpartitioned drives
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Add (limited) commandline support, to specify the ISO image to open
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Add option to list fixed/unpartitioned drives, in the advanced options
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Fix broken detection of unsupported ISO images
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Don't assume C: to be the drive letter for DOS
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Various other fixes and improvements
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o Version 1.3.2 (2013.01.27)
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Fix support for newer ArchLinux ISOs, that was removed in 1.3.1
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Add support for UEFI boot, as well as GPT. What this means is that Rufus can
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now produce UEFI bootable UFDs from EFI compatible ISOs, such as Windows 7 x64,
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Windows 8, ArchLinux, etc.
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The first partition is now always aligned to 1MB (unless advanced options are used)
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Internal refactoring and fixes
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o Version 1.3.1 (2013.01.09)
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Fix Windows XP ISO support, that was broken in 1.3.0
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Drop support for newer ArchLinux ISOs - this will be fixed in 1.3.2
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Indicate which of FAT32 or Large FAT32 will be used as well as Partition Scheme
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Various internal fixes
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o Version 1.3.0 (2012.12.16)
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FAT32 format support for >32GB drives
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Based on fat32format from Ridgecrop Consultants Ltd:
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http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm
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Automated update check
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Relax ISO9660 compliance for Arch Linux images
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Add support for VMWare ESXi 5.1 ISO images
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Update Syslinux to v4.0.6 and libcdio to v0.90
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Miscellaneous UI improvements and fixes
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o Version 1.2.0 (2012.06.04)
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Single version of Rufus, that includes FreeDOS support always
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Add a toggleable advanced options panel
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Add bare Syslinux installation for (FAT partitions only)
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Add taskbar progress (Windows 7 or later)
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Integrate logging output in the application
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Fixes unavailable boot option when an empty card reader is plugged (reported by TheHive)
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Works around the use of non-ISO compliant LiveXP images (reported by TheHive)
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Various other bugfixes and improvements
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o Version 1.1.7 (2012.04.06):
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Fixes wrong bootable disk ID introduced in 1.1.6 (reported by Jeff Byers)
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Fixes support for minint WinPE 1.x images
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o Version 1.1.6 (2012.03.27):
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Add ISO support for Windows XP (SP2 or later), Windows 2003 and BartPE
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o Version 1.1.5 (2012.03.12):
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Fixes detection of devices without friendly name (reported by rschiang)
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Fixes support of WinPE/AIK ISO images (reported by Dmitry Sokolov)
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Fixes no disk at launch with empty card readers (reported by ChrisR
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Add download of vesamenu.c32 for ISOs that need it
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o Version 1.1.4 (2012.03.03):
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Fixes ISO support for directories with extended characters (reported by ChrisR)
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Fixes bad blocks test issues (reported by steve6375)
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Read extended labels from autorun.inf when present
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Update FreeDOS files to latest versions
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o Version 1.1.3 (2012.02.24):
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Fixes an issue on XP when using Windows ISOs (reported by wimb)
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Disable listing of fixed drives (eg. HDDs)
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Add 'fake' USB drive detection during bad blocks check
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o Version 1.1.2 (2012.02.22):
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Fixes ISO support for Fedora, openSUSE and Hiren's Boot CD
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Add icon and extended/international label support
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o Version 1.1.1 (2012.02.16):
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ISO image support (syslinux) - targeted at Linux installation ISOs
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ISO fixes and UI improvements
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o Version 1.1.0 (2012.02.08):
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ISO image support (NTFS, bootmgr only - targeted at Windows installation ISOs)
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o Version 1.0.7 (2012.02.02):
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Fixes a detection issue on platforms with multiple optical drives (with thanks to ElGaton)
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Add number of passes for bad blocks check
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Improved locale selection for FreeDOS
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o Version 1.0.6 (2012.01.03):
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Log report when bad blocks are found
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o Version 1.0.5 (2011.12.25):
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Keyboard layout detection & support
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o Version 1.0.4 (2011.12.16):
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FreeDOS support
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o Version 1.0.3 (2011.12.12):
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First public release
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Progress status improvements
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Filtering of invalid cluster sizes
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Disable Autoplay on Vista and later while the application is running
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o Version 1.0.2 (2011.12.06):
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Beta release
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Support for bad blocks check
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o Version 1.0.1 (2011.12.04):
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Alpha release
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