Rufus versions

Create bootable USB memory sticks for Windows or Linux
4.2
Apr 12, 2024
Review
4.1
4.0
3.9
Mar 22, 2020
Review
3.6
Aug 31, 2019
Editorial review
rating
2.9
May 30, 2016
Review
2.6
Dec 31, 2015
Review
2.5
Nov 16, 2015
Review
2.4
Sep 28, 2015
Review
2.2
Jun 27, 2015
Review
2.1
Mar 30, 2015
2.0
Mar 15, 2015
1.4
Feb 20, 2014
Review

What's new

v4.2 [Aug 31, 2023]
- Add detection and warning for UEFI revoked bootloaders (including ones revoked through SkuSiPolicy.p7b).
- Add ZIP64 support, to extract .zip images that are larger than 4 GB.
- Add saving and restoring current drive to/from compressed VHDX image.
- Add saving and restoring current drive to/from compressed FFU (Full Flash Update) image [EXPERIMENTAL].
- Fix a crash when trying to open Windows ISOs, with the MinGW compiled x86 32-bit version.
- Fix an issue where ISOs that contain a boot image with an 'EFI' label are not detected as bootable.
- Increase the ISO → ESP limit for Debian 12 netinst images.
- Ensure that the main partition size is aligned to the cluster size.

v3.9 [Mar 22, 2020]
- Add exFAT support when creating blank UEFI:NTFS drives [EXPERIMENTAL].
- Fix ext2/ext3 corruption for partitions larger than 4 GB.
- Fix early boot files not being usable on compressed NTFS partitions.
- Fix writing of compressed streams that don't end on sector boundary.
- Fix percent not being displayed on slow format.
- Improve file preallocation and speed up ISO extraction (courtesy of Mattiwatti).
- Improve ext2/ext3 formatting speed.
- Improve protective MBR message for GPT partitioned drives.
- Improve reporting of Syslinux/GRUB download errors.
- Improve reporting of partition types and of Windows' version.
- Report the usage of UDF symbolic links.
- Update embedded Syslinux to 6.04-pre1.

v3.6 [Aug 31, 2019]
Add support for persistent partitions [EXPERIMENTAL]
(Note: The above won't work with Ubuntu until Ubuntu bug #1489855 is properly fixed)
Add a mode to use VDS when partitioning/formatting (Alt-V) [EXPERIMENTAL]
Add full extraction support for efi.img (Solus)
Fix listing of potentially blocking processes
Fix NTFS not being selectable when using Grub4DOS
Fix download script not being launched when the user name contains a space
Fix translated messages potentially being truncated (e.g. Thai)
Fix progress bar report for screen readers (Accessibility issue)
Fix a regression where Windows format prompts would not be suppressed
Improve(?) Windows To Go support by following Microsoft's recommended partition order
Don't enumerate Windows Sandbox VHDs
Disable ISO mode when Manjaro ISOHybrids are being used
Update embedded GRUB to version 2.04

v2.9 [May 30, 2016]
Add ARM support for UEFI:NTFS
Fix UEFI:NTFS support for some HP and Gigabyte platforms (with thanks to Rod Smith and linnaea)
Fix unwanted listing of some internal removable drives
Fix the resurgence of a possible Syslinux installation crash
Fix missing default cluster size default on exFAT for >32GB drives
Fix the non-removal of the commandline hogger in some corner cases
Use "modern" file selection dialog on Vista or later (if you can spot the difference, good for you...)

v2.6 [Dec 31, 2015]
May include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

v2.4 [Sep 28, 2015]
Allow some settings and cheat modes to be persisted between sessions
Fix multiple issues with flash drive detection
Fix listing of drives that contain no media
Fix cheat mode to save the current USB to uncompressed VHD
Fix an UI scaling issue with high DPI displays for non English languages
Update most of the translations
Additional cosmetic improvements

v2.2 [Jun 27, 2015]
Modernize the language selection button, courtesy of David Warner
Add keyboard accessibility, courtesy of David Warner
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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