Developer Pete Batard released the Rufus 4.2 stable version update today. This update did not introduce major new functions/features, but improved many bugs in the previous version and optimized run performance.
The Rufus 4.2 stable version mainly supports ZIP64, which allows extracting images larger than 4GB; in addition, it also supports VHDX and FFU image formats to backup and restore the current disk.
Attached are the Rufus 4.2 stable version update content as follows:
Add detection and warning for revoked UEFI bootLoaders (including revoked bootloaders via SkuSiPolicy.p7b)
Add support for ZIP64, which can decompress .zip images larger than 4GB
Supports backup and restore of current disk in VHDX image format
Supports image backup and restore of current disk in compressed FFU (Full Flash Update) format
Fix crash when opening Windows ISO when compiling x86 32-bit version with MinGW
Fix for bootable ISO images containing EFI labels not being detected as bootable
Increase ISO → ESP limit for Debian 12 netinst images
Make sure to align primary partition size with cluster sizeRufus is a tool that can help format and create a bootable U disk, and can make a startup disk for Windows, Linux, Android-x86 and other operating systems. The latest release, version 4.2, is now available for download from GitHub.
