Software Update: Rufus 3.12

Version 3.12 of Rufus has been released. Rufus is a Windows program that can be used to create self-starting USB sticks. Useful, for example, to install an operating system, which is faster from a USB stick than from a CD or DVD, to update the bios or to access a system that no longer wants to start. There are a large number of tools that can do this, but Rufus claims to be one of the fastest of its kind. Since version 3.0, the program has been given a slightly different look and support for Windows XP and Vista has been discontinued. In version 3.12 the following changes and improvements have been made:

Changes in version 3.12:

• Add optional SHA-512 digest algorithm Alt + H
• Add a cheat mode Alt + + / – to increase/decrease application priority
• Enable direct provision of install.wim/install.esd for Windows To Go
• Move Windows To Go ESP to the beginning of the drive, on systems that allow it
• Enforce a minimum volume size of 256 MB for ext2/ext3 partitions
• Speed ​​up the scanning of ISOs with lots of Rock Ridge deep directory entries
• Fix detection of GRUB version and update embedded GRUB for Ubuntu 20.10 support
• Fix user interface labels for accessibility
• Work around a Windows bug where the wrong drive letter may be returned