Rufus 4.2

Version 3.19

• Add a new selection dialog for Windows 11 setup customization:
  • Secure Boot and TPM bypass have now been moved to this dialog
  • Also allows to bypass the mandatory requirement for a Microsoft account on Windows 11 22H2
  • (NB: Network *MUST* be temporarily disabled for the local account creation to be proposed)
  • Also add an option to skip all collection questions (Sets all answers to "Don't allow")
  • Also add an option for setting internal drives offline with Windows To Go

Note: These customization options are only be proposed when using a Windows 11 image.

• Add support for distros using a nonstandard GRUB 2.0 prefix directory (openSUSE Live, GeckoLinux)
• Add the ability to ignore USBs (See https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/blob/master/res/rufus.ini)
• Change drive listing to always list in increasing order of size
• Update exceptions needed by Red Hat and derivatives for latest versions
• Update UEFI:NTFS drivers to latest
• Reassign a letter for drives written in DD mode that don't have an ESP (CoreELEC)
• Fix Windows refusing to mount Linux MBR partitions on FIXED drives

• Fix DLL sideloading vulnerabilities (#1838, #1877)
• Fix ISO → ESP creation when running on Windows 11 (#1855)
• Fix an issue when detecting network connectivity when the DHCP service is disabled (#1801)
• Update FreeDOS to version 1.3
• Add bypass of Windows 11 restrictions for in-place upgrades
• Add Miracle Linux 8 to the list of Red Hat exceptions (#1866)
• Other internal fixes and improvements

• Fix DLL sideloading vulnerabilities (#1838, #1877)
• Fix ISO → ESP creation when running on Windows 11 (#1855)
• Fix an issue when detecting network connectivity when the DHCP service is disabled (#1801)
• Update FreeDOS to version 1.3
• Add bypass of Windows 11 restrictions for in-place upgrades
• Add Miracle Linux 8 to the list of Red Hat exceptions (#1866)
• Other internal fixes and improvements

• Fix MBR not being properly cleared
• Fix commandline hogger not being deleted on exit
• Improve ReFS handling for platforms that support it
• Update UEFI:NTFS to latest and remove Secure Boot notice since this version is Secure Boot signed
• Update Grub4DOS to latest

• Fix ISO mode support for Red Hat 8.2+ and derivatives [#1777]
• Fix BIOS boot support for Arch derivatives
• Fix removal of some boot entries for Ubuntu derivatives
• Fix log not being saved on exit
• Add Windows 11 "Extended" installation support (Disables TPM/Secure Boot/RAM requirements)
• Add UEFI Shell ISO downloads (retroactively applied through FIDO)
• Add support for Intel NUC card readers
• Improve Windows 11 support [#1779]
• Improve Windows version reporting
• Speed up clearing of MBR/GPT

• Fix ISO mode support for Red Hat 8.2+ and derivatives [#1777]
• Fix BIOS boot support for Arch derivatives
• Fix removal of some boot entries for Ubuntu derivatives
• Fix log not being saved on exit
• Add Windows 11 "Extended" installation support (Disables TPM/Secure Boot/RAM requirements)
• Add UEFI Shell ISO downloads (retroactively applied through FIDO)
• Add support for Intel NUC card readers
• Improve Windows 11 support [#1779]
• Improve Windows version reporting
• Speed up clearing of MBR/GPT

• Fix ISO mode support for Red Hat 8.2+ and derivatives [#1777]
• Fix BIOS boot support for Arch derivatives
• Fix removal of some boot entries for Ubuntu derivatives
• Fix log not being saved on exit
• Add support for Intel NUC card readers
• Improve Windows version reporting
• Improve Windows 11 support [#1779]
• Speed up clearing of MBR/GPT

• Update GRUB to version 2.06
• Add support for .vtsi files (Ventoy Sparse Image, courtesy of @ventoy)
• Add workaround for openSUSE Live ISOs
• Move default app directory to %LocalAppData%\Rufus\ and always save a log there on exit
• Fix AppStore version of Rufus not being able to store downloaded files [#1744]
• Fix failure to open Syslinux/GRUB files when Rufus is located at the root of a drive [#1747, #1761]
• Prevent the creation of System Volume Information on ESPs written in DD mode
• Prevent drive letter assignation to the UEFI:NTFS partition [pbatard/uefi-ntfs#25]
• Prevent persistent partition creation errors due to size
• Enhance safety checks before running the Fido ISO download script
• Other internal fixes and improvements [#1727, etc]

• Update GRUB to version 2.06
• Add support for .vtsi files (Ventoy Sparse Image, courtesy of @ventoy)
• Move default app directory to %LocalAppData%\Rufus\ and always save a log there on exit
• Fix AppStore version of Rufus not being able to store downloaded files [#1744]
• Fix failure to open Syslinux/GRUB files when Rufus is located at the root of a drive [#1747, #1761]
• Prevent the creation of System Volume Information on ESPs written in DD mode
• Prevent drive letter assignation to the UEFI:NTFS partition [pbatard/uefi-ntfs#25]
• Prevent persistent partition creation errors due to size
• Enhance safety checks before running the Fido ISO download script
• Other internal fixes and improvements [#1727, etc]

• Improve DD write speed (uncompressed images only)
• Improve checksum computation speed
• Improve network connectivity detection
• Only prompt for additional GRUB/Syslinux downloads when not writing in DD mode
• Fix potential "loss" of disk after writing Ubuntu 20.10 in DD mode
• Fix GRUB compatibility issue with Ubuntu 21.04
• Fix Rufus MBR not being selected by default for Windows ISOs
• Fix drag and drop being enabled during drive creation
• Add more "exceptions" for forced DD image writing