New Update Ventoy: create bootable USB media that uses ISO images

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Ventoy 1.1.18

2026/10/09 --- 1.1.18 release

1. Experimental support for SteamOS recovery images. (#3712 #2875 #1815)
2. Improve the Linux remount feature to make the ISO partition mountable out of the box on mainstream desktop distros. (Notes)
3. Suppress the duplicate disk icons in the sidebar on some Linux desktop distros.
4. Change the ISO partition dm name to stable /dev/mapper/VentoyPart, please refer Notes
5. Make the ISO partition mountable for CloneZilla. (#3274)
6. Fix Fedora 45 beta boot issue.
7. Fix the Windows/WinPE secure boot version check failed issue.
8. Fix Persistence intermittently fails on Ubuntu desktop. (#3718)
9. Fix the boot issue for Grml 2026.09. (#3751)
10. Add support for custom Syslinux-based ISO. (#3760)
11. Improvement for latest LinuxConsole release. (#3745)
12. Add check for Boot Conf Replace entries in VentoyPlugson. (#3727 #3593)

Ventoy

Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.

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Release Ventoy 1.1.18 release · ventoy/Ventoy

Changelog Experimental support for SteamOS recovery images. (#3712 #2875 #1815) Improve the Linux remount feature to make the ISO partition mountable out of the box on mainstream desktop distros. ...

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