New Update Rufus 4.x changelog updates

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Rufus 4.3 BETA Pre-release

• Add support for symlink preservation when NTFS is used
• Add an exception to enforce NTFS for Linux Mint's LMDE
• Add an expert feature to restrict a Windows installation to S Mode
• Fix persistence support for Debian 12 in BIOS mode
• Fix a regression that prevented the opening of .vhd images (#2309)
• Update UEFI:NTFS to report a more explicit error on bootmgr security issues
• Improve the search for conflicting processes, by running it in a background thread
• Improve support for Slax Linux (#2336)

If you believe you found an issue or regression with this BETA, please report it in the issue tracker

Download: https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/releases/download/v4.3_BETA/rufus-4.3_BETA.exe

Release Rufus 4.3 BETA · pbatard/rufus

Add support for symlink preservation when NTFS is used Add an exception to enforce NTFS for Linux Mint's LMDE Add an expert feature to restrict a Windows installation to S Mode Fix persistence supp...

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Notable improvements in Rufus 4.3 include the ability to enforce Windows installation in S Mode (the long-forgotten mode that limited app installation to the Microsoft Store), NTFS enforcing for Linux Mint LMDE, a fix for the bug preventing opening VHD images, and more.

Rufus 4.3 Beta is out with Windows in S mode installation, NTFS enforce for Linux, and more

Rufus 4.3 Beta is now available for download from GitHub. The latest pre-release version contains several changes, such as restricting Windows installation to S mode, NTFS enforce for Linux, and more.

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Rufus 4.3 released as stable version:

• Add support for symbolic link preservation when NTFS is used
• Add an exception to enforce NTFS for Linux Mint's LMDE
• Add an expert feature to restrict a Windows installation to S Mode
• Fix persistence support for Debian 12 in BIOS mode
• Fix a regression that prevented the opening of .vhd images (#2309)
• Update UEFI:NTFS to report a more explicit error on bootmgr security issues
• Improve the search for conflicting processes, by running it in a background thread
• Improve support for Slax Linux (#2336)

Release Rufus 4.3 · pbatard/rufus

Add support for symbolic link preservation when NTFS is used Add an exception to enforce NTFS for Linux Mint's LMDE Add an expert feature to restrict a Windows installation to S Mode Fix persistenc...

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Rufus 4.4​

• Add workaround for distros that use broken symbolic links as their UEFI bootloaders (such as Mint 21.3)
• Add support for GRUB 2.12
• Fix a crash when saving .ffu images
• Fix UEFI:NTFS partition not being added, in MBR mode, for some Linux ISOs
• Prevent Microsoft Dev Drives from being listed [#2395]
• Improve support for SDXC card readers
• Improve Large FAT32 formatting by aligning start of data regions to 1 MB (courtesy of Fred) [#2387]

Release Rufus 4.4 · pbatard/rufus

Add workaround for distros that use broken symbolic links as their UEFI bootloaders (such as Mint 21.3) Add support for GRUB 2.12 Fix a crash when saving .ffu images Fix UEFI:NTFS partition not bei...

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Rufus 4.4 is out with GRUB 2.12, fixes for Dev Drives, better card reader support, and more

Rufus, one of the best apps for creating bootable media, has been updated to version 4.4. The latest release brings fixes for Dev Drives, better support for SDXC card readers, and more.

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Rufus 4.5 BETA​

• Add a new advanced option, that adds runtime UEFI media validation to suitable images (Windows, most Linux)
• Move the Use Rufus MBR advanced option to a cheat mode (Alt-A)
• Fix truncation of VHDX images, as well as a benign error message when writing VHD/VHDX (#2468)
• Fix support for Linux persistence in some configurations (Mint, Ubuntu 24.04)
• Fix multiple potential vulnerabilities (with thanks to Mansour Gashasbi)
• Update internal GRUB to version 2.12
• Update UEFI:NTFS to latest (now always uses the ntfs-3g driver, rather than the buggy AMI NTFS one)
• Increase buffer size when copying ISO files, in an attempt to minimize the AMI NTFS UEFI driver bug
• Improve partition creation handling
• Don't display the WUE dialog when a conflicting unattend.xml already exists (#2451)

Release Rufus 4.5 BETA · pbatard/rufus

Add a new advanced option, that adds runtime UEFI media validation to suitable images (Windows, most Linux) Move the Use Rufus MBR advanced option to a cheat mode (Alt-A) Fix truncation of VHDX ima...

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Version 4.5 beta is now available on GitHub with runtime UEFI media validation and various fixes and improvements, such as an increased buffer size for copying ISO files and security patches. With the latest beta release, Rufus can perform MD5 hash verification on each boot. More information about MD5 checksum UEFI validation is available on this GitHub page.

Rufus 4.5 beta is out with UEFI media validation and various improvements

The Beta version of Rufus, a popular app for making bootable USB media, was updated to version 4.5. The most notable changes include runtime UEFI media validation, increased buffer size, and more.

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