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  1. Thread: Windows 10 bootable USB has 2 UEFI patitions? by Akeo
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
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    Then please add a bit of logic to what you wish...

    Then please add a bit of logic to what you wish for.

    You want a drive that works in both BIOS and UEFI (which Rufus can do, but which is not the default) but then you complained that users should...
  2. Thread: Windows 10 bootable USB has 2 UEFI patitions? by Akeo
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 35 Views 132,098

    I genuinely have no issue with people wanting to...

    I genuinely have no issue with people wanting to use whichever method they like, even if it happens not to be the one I developed.

    However, I'm just going to point out a few things:

    First of...
  3. Thread: Windows 10 bootable USB has 2 UEFI patitions? by Akeo
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 35 Views 132,098

    Recent versions of Windows 10 should be fine with...

    Recent versions of Windows 10 should be fine with a non "FIXED" drive (though the official tool may not let you create it).

    Up to another Windows 10 release that I can't recall right now (1803?),...
  4. Thread: Windows 10 bootable USB has 2 UEFI patitions? by Akeo
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 35 Views 132,098

    If you are interested, I know of 2 other...

    If you are interested, I know of 2 other alternatives, besides the one Rufus uses, for the >4GB issue.


    The first one, which is the most obvious and which dism will happily do, is to split the...
  5. Thread: Windows 10 bootable USB has 2 UEFI patitions? by Akeo
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 35 Views 132,098

    Well, considering that I'm not limiting myself to...

    Well, considering that I'm not limiting myself to only trying to help people on a specific forum, I do have of course a different view as I do tend to get reports from users who are using the Windows...
  6. Thread: Windows 10 bootable USB has 2 UEFI patitions? by Akeo
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 35 Views 132,098

    Pity. Maybe you should place a little bit of...

    Pity. Maybe you should place a little bit of trust in people who have been spending the last 5 years designing software that ensures that you can boot and install Windows exactly as if you were doing...
  7. Thread: Windows 10 bootable USB has 2 UEFI patitions? by Akeo
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 35 Views 132,098

    Hi Rufus developer here. That's a very...

    Hi Rufus developer here.



    That's a very common misconception. However, this is inaccurate as explained at length in the Rufus FAQ.

    Any UEFI computer can be made to boot from an NTFS...
  8. Thread: Rufus by Akeo
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 30 Views 35,394

    Yet, as I explain in the FAQ entry, they happily...

    Yet, as I explain in the FAQ entry, they happily sign Linux shims, that, in turn, allow the very same GPLv3 binaries they don't want to sign, such as GRUB 2, to run.

    Clearly, if Microsoft's...
  9. Thread: Rufus by Akeo
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 30 Views 35,394

    Rufus developer here. First of all, it seems...

    Rufus developer here.

    First of all, it seems that, despite being pointed to read the complete, not-so-long, FAQ entry where I explain, clearly, that I would have no issue whatsoever paying to have...
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    Installation & Upgrade Actually, you can find a few official Microsoft...

    Actually, you can find a few official Microsoft ISOs with >4GB install.wim here and there.

    For instance, en_windows_10_multiple_editions_version_1703_updated_june_2017_x64_dvd_10725021.iso, which...
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    Hi, Rufus author here. No. There's no need...

    Hi, Rufus author here.



    No. There's no need for a special flash drive (or even one with the fixed attribute). The UEFI:NTFS partition that Rufus installs is copied wholesale, because it's very...
  12. Replies 683 Views 4,948,881

    Installation & Upgrade Ah shoot! This might be a bug I introduced with...

    Ah shoot! This might be a bug I introduced with version 2.11.

    Please try with version 2.10 and see if that works better. If I can confirm the bug, I'll get it fixed in 2.12.

    You should however...
  13. Replies 683 Views 4,948,881

    Installation & Upgrade Dual BIOS/UEFI installation drives are disabled...

    Dual BIOS/UEFI installation drives are disabled by default in Rufus, to prevent people realizing that they got through an install in BIOS mode when they wanted UEFI mode.

    However, if you really...
  14. Replies 110 Views 63,041

    Log would be nice, but it probably won't tell...

    Log would be nice, but it probably won't tell much than what we already saw with 10547. For the record, Rufus doesn't need to be installed, so you can just download the app, select FreeDOS as the...
  15. Replies 110 Views 63,041

    Okay, a few things - First of all, if you have an...

    Okay, a few things - First of all, if you have an issue with Rufus, you should try to use the official issue tracker, as I only stumble onto these kind of forum posts when actively looking for...
  16. Replies 686 Views 157,986

    Insider I can answer that (if I still may). This issue...

    I can answer that (if I still may). This issue from the official issue tracker will be updated to reflect the new outcome and that's it, because that is the place to do so. I expect people who are...
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    Insider I don't mind if all the Rufus related posts in...

    I don't mind if all the Rufus related posts in this thread are relocated to a new Rufus specific one, as I agree it would help defuse the situation. Could a moderator please do that?
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    Insider Well, there's one thing you guys need to...

    Well, there's one thing you guys need to understand: I'll do whatever it takes to improve Rufus or try to figure out what causes an issue. That's the "price" of that free application you get: I do...
  19. Replies 686 Views 157,986

    Insider You're not willing to help. Got ya!

    You're not willing to help. Got ya!
  20. Replies 686 Views 157,986

    Insider Okay, then I'll just reiterate that, if you...

    Okay, then I'll just reiterate that, if you observe a weird behaviour that you think is caused by Rufus, you are strongly invited to open a new issue in its github issue tracker. This is what I...
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    Insider By files, I think you mean ISO images, right? So...

    By files, I think you mean ISO images, right? So your issue was only when creating a Windows 10 bootable USB using Rufus. Well, that's new information. But it still doesn't give me critical details...
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    Insider Regular (non "Secure") Lexar drives should be no...

    Regular (non "Secure") Lexar drives should be no issue with Rufus. And of course, any USB Flash Drive, not just Lexar, is expected to be affected by the flaw from 10547. So there's nothing out of the...
  23. Replies 686 Views 157,986

    Insider I sure would like to see a log then. The "in use"...

    I sure would like to see a log then. The "in use" message should usually come before Rufus attempts to write anything to the drive, so I'm puzzled your drive would disappear altogether. Or maybe you...
  24. Replies 686 Views 157,986

    Insider Is that consistent behaviour? Or is it a one off...

    Is that consistent behaviour? Or is it a one off observation?
    Also, are you debating that there is a major issue, confirmed by many reports on the insider feedback app, with regards to safely...
  25. Replies 686 Views 157,986

    Insider OK, I feel like people may rightfully wonder at...

    OK, I feel like people may rightfully wonder at this stage: "Surely if other formatting applications don't seem to have a problem, this has to be Rufus issue, right?", so let me explain a little bit...
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