ADN Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Rufus 3.0 is out; the new version of the popular utility for Windows is one of the easiest options on PCs running Windows to create bootable USB devices using ISO images. I used Rufus for a long time to create USB installation media for Linux or Windows, but did not review the software before 2017 here on this site. You can check out the Rufus review here for a general overview of the program's functionality. While you may use other programs to create bootable media from ISO images, the Windows Media Creation Tool by Microsoft or Woe USB for Linux for instance, it is more often than not Rufus that I rely on for the job. You can throw nearly any ISO at Rufus and create bootable media using it with just a few clicks in the program interface. Rufus 3.0 Rufus 3.0 is still super-easy to use; one core difference to previous versions of Rufus is that the new version is no longer compatible with Windows XP or Windows Vista. Users and admins who run these Windows versions need to stay on the previous version of the application as it is fully compatible with those operating systems. The interface of Rufus changed quite a bit in the new version to better highlight the "flow of user operations". It is divided into drive properties and format options now. Drive properties include the selected drive, the ISO image, and partition scheme and target system selections Drive Properties include an option to show advanced properties; most users don't need these probably but they may be useful for advanced use scenarios. You may use the options to list all USB hard drives, add fixes for old BIOSes, or use the Rufus MBR with BIOS ID. Format Options define the file format and other properties of the drive the ISO image is created on. It includes volume label, file system, and cluster size information by default. Some options are hidden by default; you may disable quick format, created extended label and icon files, or check the device for bad blocks and select the number of passes. Rufus 3.0 includes other changes: it supports ARM64 for UEFI:NTFS, and comes with improved support for Linux ISO efi.img files, and non-ISO9660 compliant openSUSE Leap ISOs. The project website was switched to HTTPS so that all program downloads happen over HTTPS now. Rufus 3.0 is available as a portable version and version that can be installed. Windows XP and Vista users can download the previous version, Rufus 2.18, with a click on other downloads. Ghacks.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey-girl Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Already posted Posted 1 day 6 hours ago by anuraag and on frontpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyy Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 5 hours ago, Crazycanuk said: This is the software news section so this article is fine Welcome back Crazycanuk!!!! The place wasn't the "sane" without you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathsmear Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Amazing tool with new awesome interface , thanks for the update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPU KABI Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Thank You for sharing such a good product update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raur Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Love the new interface but sad to know that XP/Vista were left out in the new version. Still the best out there! ☺️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalju Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Raur said: Love the new interface but sad to know that XP/Vista were left out in the new version. Still the best out there! ☺️ You said: sad to know that XP/Vista were left out, it's a completely irrelevant and after all, this widget is completely unnecessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archanus Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Raur said: Love the new interface but sad to know that XP/Vista were left out in the new version. Still the best out there! ☺️ Exactly I don't know why Rufus stop supporting XP and Vista Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erp-ster0 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 On 6/24/2018 at 1:17 PM, Archanus said: Exactly I don't know why Rufus stop supporting XP and Vista contact him yourself by his email mentioned on his site or read this from the FAQ. version 3.1 of Rufus came out a few weeks ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhjohns Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 On 6/24/2018 at 1:20 PM, Kalju said: You said: sad to know that XP/Vista were left out, it's a completely irrelevant and after all, this widget is completely unnecessary. Yea, when I want to create a bootable USB, I just mount the ISO, copy, and paste all files to the USB. I see no need for a 3rd party program. But, hey! If you like it, go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KXR75 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 54 minutes ago, dhjohns said: Yea, when I want to create a bootable USB, I just mount the ISO, copy, and paste all files to the USB. I see no need for a 3rd party program. But, hey! If you like it, go for it! Wait what? With assuming like this how can you set the partition scheme and boot type? This is really wrong thinking, this is why bootable program is made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhjohns Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 8 hours ago, Phantom Blade said: Wait what? With assuming like this how can you set the partition scheme and boot type? This is really wrong thinking, this is why bootable program is made Format USB to NTFS, copy files over, and you are good to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhjohns Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Everything you need to create a bootable drive is already included with Windows. Rufus is completely unnecessary, and I don't use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalju Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 55 minutes ago, dhjohns said: Format USB to NTFS, copy files over, and you are good to go! Even NTFS not needed, FAT32 works also great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhjohns Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 43 minutes ago, Kalju said: Even NTFS not needed, FAT32 works also great. Sorry I meant to say fat32, cause you need fat32 for UEFI. Actually fat32 will support regular BIOS. Thanks. 10 hours ago, Phantom Blade said: Wait what? With assuming like this how can you set the partition scheme and boot type? I would imagine without investigation that all Rufus is, is a program which uses Windows commands rewritten into an executable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalju Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 40 minutes ago, dhjohns said: Sorry I meant to say fat32, cause you need fat32 for UEFI. Actually fat32 will support regular BIOS. Thanks. I would imagine without investigation that all Rufus is, is a program which uses Windows commands rewritten into an executable. Hey, you're a smart kid! You're right again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhjohns Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, Kalju said: Hey, you're a smart kid! You're right again. Thanks. I just want to remind everyone that using Rufus is fine if you want to, and you will become an expert with Rufus, but if you learn Powershell, command line, and diskpart you will become an expert with Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sword Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Amazing tool with new awesome interface , thanks for the update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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