Add a new selection dialog for Windows 11 setup customization:
Secure Boot and TPM bypass have now been moved to this dialog
Also allows to bypass the mandatory requirement for a Microsoft account with Windows 11 22H2
(NB: Network MUST be temporarily disabled or unplugged for the local account creation to be proposed)Also add an option to skip all collection questions (Sets all answers to “Don’t allow”/”Refuse”)
Also add an option for setting internal drives offline with Windows To Go
Note: These customization options are only proposed when using a Windows 11 image…
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Rufus Updates
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AskWoody PlusJune 25, 2022 at 1:32 pm #2455821Viewing 11 reply threadsAuthorReplies-
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Alex5723
AskWoody PlusJune 27, 2022 at 1:56 am #2456823I haven’t paid attention, does Rufus allow bypassing the Microsoft account setup?
Yes.
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NetDef
AskWoody_MVPJuly 1, 2022 at 11:36 am #2457677I just had a chance to try this out for a new install of Windows 11 22H2, on a VM with networking disabled during setup, and am happy to report the bypass to allow creating a local account worked perfectly.
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Alex5723
AskWoody PlusJuly 2, 2022 at 11:41 am #2457814Rufus 3.19 final
Version 3.19 (2022.07.01)
Add a new selection dialog for Windows 11 setup customization:Secure Boot and TPM bypass have now been moved to this dialog
Also allows to bypass the mandatory requirement for a Microsoft account on Windows 11 22H2
(NB: Network MUST be temporarily disabled for the local account creation to be proposed)Also add an option to skip all collection questions (Sets all answers to “Don’t allow”)
Also add an option for setting internal drives offline for Windows To Go
Note: These customization options are only proposed when using a Windows 11 image.
Add support for distros using a nonstandard GRUB 2.0 prefix directory (openSUSE Live, GeckoLinux)
Add the ability to ignore USBs (See here)
Change drive listing to always list in increasing order of size
Update exceptions needed by Red Hat and derivatives for the 9.x releases
Update UEFI:NTFS drivers to latestReassign a letter for drives written in DD mode that don’t have an ESP (e.g. CoreELEC)
Fix Windows refusing to mount Linux MBR partitions on FIXED drives
Fix support for multiextent files when Joliet is in use..
Paul T
AskWoody MVPJuly 4, 2022 at 7:19 am #2458171Why is there a “portable” version of Rufus
Because Alex is obsessed with portable apps so he always tells us about the latest. 🙂
cheers, Paul
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Alex5723
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alejr
AskWoody MVPJuly 5, 2022 at 6:39 am #2458410That’s exactly why I asked the question.
The “normal” version of Rufus does not use an installer.
Just like portable versions of other programs, its a “standalone” program that can be run from anywhere and you can “uninstall” it by simply deleting it!
So what’s the point of a special “portable” version of it
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madhatter
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AskWoody_MVPAugust 2, 2022 at 9:58 pm #2467375a Rufus 3.20 beta is available from their github page – (use this one at your own risk because it’s a BETA, not stable/final release)
Microfix
AskWoody MVPAugust 4, 2022 at 5:37 am #2467586Rufus 3.20 FINAL is available over on the Official website:
https://rufus.ie/en/Changelog:
Version 3.20 (2022.08.03)Enable applicable Windows User Experience options for Windows 10
Remember last Windows User Experience selection between sessions
Add automatic local account creation and regional options duplication
(NB: This is limited to creating an account with the same name as the current user and with an empty password that the user will be prompted to change after first reboot)
Add a workaround for ISOs that have a syslinux symbolic link to /isolinux/ (Knoppix)
Revert to offline insertion of registry keys for the TPM/SB/RAM bypass where possible
Remove storage bypass, since this is a bogus bypass that doesn’t do anything
Improve BIOS compatibility when displaying the “UEFI boot only” alert message
Fix Windows User Experience dialog appearing twice for Windows To Go
Fix Windows User Experience options not being applied for ARM64
Fix Microsoft Account bypass not being applied unless TPM/SB/RAM bypass is selected
Fix overeager detection of GRUB2 bootloaders with nonstandard prefixesWaaS = Windows as a Syphon...suckers!
Alex5723
AskWoody PlusNovember 29, 2022 at 2:42 am #2501952Allow the provision of an arbitrary local account username in the Windows User Experience dialog
Improve Windows version reporting from ISO/.wim
Update UEFI:NTFS’ NTFS drivers to v1.4 and exFAT drivers to v1.9
Switch to remote download for nonstandard GRUB (Fedora 37, openSUSE Live, GeckoLinux)
Fix UEFI:NTFS partition not being set in MBR mode for ISOs with a >4GB file (UwUntu)
Fix GRUB support for Arch and derivatives, when a non FAT compliant label is used (#2086)
Fix incorrect detection of GRUB with nonstandard prefixes
Fix tab order not working on the Windows User Experience dialogkrism
AskWoody PlusNovember 29, 2022 at 4:44 pm #2502199I was reading the new posts about the site, and a suggestion to “drop by” which shows all of the sections, read a bit on fun stuff, but then went back to TOOLS and noticed Rufus. I have been running 3.3.1400 portable for years. Actually for a while, I didn’t realize that there were updates, but then I heard about updates and problems at the same time so just left it. It works for just about everything. I wonder if I’m about to be struck by lightening because it’s so old? 😉
(P15s, win10 22H2, current minus a month, WuMgr)
- Thinkpad P15s Gen1 20T4-002KUS, i7-10510U, UEFI/GPT, 16GB, Sammy 500GB M.2.
others...
- Win 10 22H2. WuMgr. HP laserjets M254dw & P1606dn, Epson 2480 scanner.Alex5723
AskWoody PlusNovember 30, 2022 at 1:19 am #2502278It works for just about everything
The new builds of Rufus let you create local account vs mandatory Microsoft account when installing Windows 11.
The app also let you bypass Microsoft’s hardware blocks installing Widows 11.1 user thanked author for this post.
Alex5723
AskWoody PlusJanuary 9, 2023 at 12:15 pm #2516563Rufus updating Fido script fixed Microsoft blocking ISO downloads
Improve error handling and reporting when querying vlscppe.microsoft.com
Rufus will automatically update the built-in Fido script.
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