Ventoy receives critical updates adding Windows 11 mandatory update support and boot bug fix
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Sayan Sen
Summary
Ventoy, a popular third-party utility for creating bootable USB media (similar to Rufus), has received a series of important updates including support for Windows 11's mandatory update and a fix for a major boot bug. The software released three version updates over the course of a couple of days, addressing critical issues for users who rely on Ventoy for installing or bypassing Windows 11 system requirements.
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· 3 pulledWhile Microsoft has its own official Media Creation Tool used for making bootable USB media, there are some popular third-party utilities as well which offer additional options like bypassing system requirements, Microsoft Account creation, and more.
One of these is Ventoy, and the software has received its latest update today.
In fact, the app actually got a slew of updates over the last couple of days, three version releases in total, to be specific.
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