Jan 18, 2024 at 6:30 PM Rufus 4.4 launches with Linux workaround, GRUB 2.12 support, and enhanced FAT32 formatting
Rufus, the Windows utility known for creating bootable USB drives, has launched its 4.4 version, packed with new features and enhancements. One of the key additions is a workaround for Linux distributions, like Linux Mint 21.3, that use broken symbolic links as their UEFI bootloaders.
In addition to this, Rufus 4.4 offers support for GRUB 2.12 and has addressed a previous issue that caused the application to crash when saving .ffu images. The new version has also improved its compatibility with SDXC card readers.
A notable correction in this release is the prevention of Microsoft Dev Drives from being listed. Moreover, an issue where the UEFI:NTFS partition was not being added in MBR mode for some Linux ISOs has been rectified.
Rufus 4.4 also brings an enhancement to large FAT32 formatting. The start of data regions is now aligned to 1 MB, providing improved performance and efficiency.
- Bootable USB Creator
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- Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy wayRufus • Official source
- Rufus 4.4 releasedGitHub • Official source
- Rufus 4.4 is out with GRUB 2.12, fixes for Dev Drives, better card reader support, and moreNeowin
Well, Rufus is still useful in some cases, but I like Ventoy more this days
ventoy is perfect for having a lot of isos in a single usb, rufus is a perfect fast way to install an iso to make it bootable, perfect for beginners, I think they have different usages, they aren't competing