Version history for Rufus (Portable)
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Changes for v2.17 - v2.18
- Ensure that the same drive is reselected on device refresh
- Add a cheat mode to cycle the USB port of currently selected device
- Make lookup for updatable .cfg file more generic (e.g. ESET SysRescue)
- Fix handling of multiextent ISOs (e.g. BlackArch Linux)
- Fix propagation of image decompression errors
- Update grub4dos to latest
Changes for v2.4 - v2.7
- Add Thai translation, courtesy of Sippapas Wangsri
- Add Drag and Drop support, courtesy of SeymourApps
- Add a retry for most write operations
- Update UEFI:NTFS, ms-sys and Grub4DOS to latest
- Dual sign Rufus with both SHA-1 and SHA-256
- Fix 2nd line of SHA-256 being hidden on some platforms
- Fix shutdown prevention issues
- Additional fixes & translation updates
Changes for v2.3 - v2.4
- 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 (Alt-V)
- Fix an UI scaling issue with high DPI displays for non English languages
- Update most of the translations
- Additional cosmetic improvements
Changes for v2.2 - v2.3
- Detect ISOHybrid images and ask users how they should be written
- Add MD5/SHA-1 image checksum verification (# button on the status bar)
- Add Zip decompression support for DD Images
- Add a cheat mode for ISO timestamp preservation (Alt-T)
- Add a cheat mode for USB enumeration debugging (Alt-.)
- Disable MS-DOS creation for Windows 10 or later (FreeDOS is still available)
- Fix Windows To Go creation issues, and enable access to internal disks
- Fix UEFI support for Fedora ISOs
- Fix some USB enumeration issues
- Other improvements and fixes, including translation updates
Changes for v2.1 - v2.2
- 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
