How we verify Rufus guidance

Every default, label and version claim on USB Field Notes is traced to a primary source, and each page says which release it was checked against.

Sources, in order of weight

1. The source code at a release tag. Control labels come from the program's English string file, and defaults from the code that sets them. The current pages cite release 4.15, checked on 2026-09-27, and link each fact to its file and line.
2. The changelog and release notes. Any claim that a feature arrived or changed in a given release links to that release.
3. The GitHub release. File names, sizes and SHA-256 digests are read from the release data GitHub publishes, not typed by hand.
4. The winget manifest and official FAQ. The Microsoft winget manifest confirms the package ID, type and file hashes; the official FAQ covers boot modes and troubleshooting.

What we do not claim

The team has not written and boot-tested a USB drive on every combination of ISO and firmware described here. Where a result depends on the target PC, such as whether a drive boots, the pages say so and give the check to run. The screenshots show release 3.20; each caption names that build and what differs in the checked release.

Corrections and review

Each new release triggers a comparison of the cited source files. Unchanged files move the checked version forward; changed ones trigger a re-read before the pages are updated. Reported errors are checked against the tagged source and fixed on the affected page. See contact.