Rufus, currently the most commonly used application for creating bootable media for installing Windows, Linux or other operating systems, has been updated to version 4.4. The latest version, now available for download from the official website and GitHub repository, brings users a number of improvements, bug fixes and compatibility enhancements.
Rufus 4.4 adds support for GRUB 2.12 (the boot loader for Unix operating systems) and a solution for Linux distributions with broken UEFI boot loader symbolic links. Additionally, the update fixes a crash when handling .FFU images (i.e. when saving them) and no longer lists Microsoft DevDrives (which are special Windows 11 partitions optimized for developer-related tasks and workflows). In addition, better support is provided for SDCX card readers.
The following is the complete change log of Rufus4.4:
Add workaround for distributions (such as Mint21.3) that use broken symlinks as UEFI bootloader.
Add support for GRUB2.12.
Fixed crash issue when saving .ffu image.
Fixed the issue where some LinuxISOs could not add UEFI:NTFS partition in MBR mode.
Prevent MicrosoftDevDrives from being listed.
Improved support for SDXC card readers.
Improved formatting of large FAT32 files by aligning the start of the data area to 1MB.
You can get Rufus for Windows computers from the official website or GitHub:
https://rufus.ie/en/
Users who prefer to download apps and games from the Microsoft App Store can also download Rufus here:
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9PC3H3V7Q9CH
The application supports Windows 8 and newer versions (version 4.0 released in April 2023 dropped support for Windows 7), and can run on systems using ARM processors.