Popular app Rufus improves Windows 11 25H2 ISO install after users found issues

We had been expecting the launch of Windows 11 version 25H2, or what Microsoft refers to as Windows 11 2025 Update, for a while as the official ISO images for the release were already found on official Microsoft servers around a week before they eventually formally landed.

Rufus, the highly popular utility for the creation of bootable USB media, had earlier confirmed support for the new feature update. Although it was a beta at that time, the app was released as a stable version just a couple of days after the ISOs from Microsoft began leaking early.

The new Windows 11 25H2 feature update is said to be really easy to install as Microsoft pointed out that users only needed to have the eKB5054156, though it also noted the need to exercise caution and plan ahead in case of enterprise and office PCs.

Despite the early support some users noticed that the latest Windows feature update installation was failing to bootable USB with the new Windows UEFI CA 2023 certificates, even though Rufus should have worked.

The developer of the app determined they could replicate the issue and the latest update has fixed the problem. They wrote:

... I can replicate the issue.

 

You can avoid this by also selecting the first bypass on the WUE dialog (which won't do anything on systems where TPM and Secure Boot are available, since it's just a bypass, not "disable").

 

Aside from fixing the bug itself, the new Rufus update also has a modified WUE (Windows User Experience) text to help users. On that note, the update also refreshes Linux SBAT and Microsoft Secure Boot (SVN) revocation values, ensuring compatibility with the newest trusted boot requirements.

Aside from those, there are several other improvements. There is now a shortcut to toggle between the recently gained Dark mode and the light theme, and more. The full changelog is given below:

• Add a cheat mode (Ctrl-Alt-D) to toggle between Light and Dark mode
• Improve WUE option text relating to the CA 2023 option
• Update Linux SBAT / Microsoft SVN Secure Boot revocation values to latest
• Fix some GRUB/Syslinux download dialogs showing only the 'Close' button
• Fix an assert being triggered when using the WUE CA 2023 option on its own
• Fix an application crash on systems that have a failed dynamic disk

To download the new Rufus update, version 4.11, head over to its GitHub repo or its official website.

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Posted Friday 3 October 2025 at 5:23 pm AEST (my time).

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