Software Update: Rufus 3.15

Version 3.15 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 dropped. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Changes in version 3.15:

• Update GRUB to version 2.06
• Add support for .vtsi files (Ventoy Sparse Image, courtesy of longpanda/ventoy)
• Add workaround for openSUSE Live ISOs
• Move default app directory to %LocalAppData%\Rufus\ and always save a log there on exit
• Fix AppStore version of Rufus not being able to store downloaded files
• Fix failure to open Syslinux/GRUB files when Rufus is located at the root of a drive
• Prevent the creation of System Volume Information on ESPs written in DD mode
• Prevent drive letter assignment to the UEFI:NTFS partition
• Prevent persistent partition creation errors due to size
• Wnhance safety checks before running the Fido ISO download script
• Other internal fixes and improvements