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Add Rufus Revoked UEFI Bootloader warning into to FAQ

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2025-02-21 21:42:41 -06:00
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@@ -146,4 +146,9 @@ Rufus detected that the ISO you have selected contains a UEFI bootloader that ha
– If you obtained it from a trusted source, you should try to locate a more up to date version, that will not produce this warning.
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You may choose to press OK to continue. The message is not an error, but a warning from Rufus that pretty much all Microsoft Windows UEFI bootloaders prior to May 2023 are subject to the <a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/unkillable-uefi-malware-bypassing-secure-boot-enabled-by-unpatchable-windows-flaw/">Black Lotus Secure Boot vulnerability</a> and, as result, are in the process of being revoked by Microsoft. Since Microsoft is not rebuilding the old ISO's with new boot-loaders this is expected behavior, and basically, your stuck with seeing the warning in Rufus as long as you use an older ISO with the vulnerable bootloader.
The message is not an error, but a warning from Rufus that pretty much all Microsoft Windows UEFI bootloaders prior to May 2023 are subject to the <a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/unkillable-uefi-malware-bypassing-secure-boot-enabled-by-unpatchable-windows-flaw/">Black Lotus Secure Boot vulnerability</a> and, as result, are in the process of being revoked by Microsoft.
Since Microsoft is not rebuilding the old ISO's with new boot-loaders this is expected behavior, and basically, your stuck with seeing the warning in Rufus as long as you use an older ISO with the vulnerable bootloader.
You may choose to ignore the message or update to more recent ISO to keep Rufus from displaying the warning.