FunkyBuddha Posted October 9, 2023 #1 Posted October 9, 2023 Grub2Win is completely free and open source. All modules are digitally signed for your security. Safely multiboot Windows and Linux systems on both GPT and MBR disks. Works with both EFI and BIOS firmware. Supports Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 and XP. Grub2Win boots native GNU Grub version 2.06 code. Everything is installed to a single 20 MB directory on your Windows C: drive. The install also copies a few small boot modules to your EFI partition. Automatically generates config files for PhoenixOS, Android, Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, Fedora, Manjaro, Mint, Clover, POSROG and Windows. You can import Linux config files for Chrome and most other distributions. You can enter your own custom commands for each menu entry. Grub2Win began in 2010. It has been downloaded more than 1,200,000 times in 180 countries worldwide. If you find Grub2Win useful, please consider making a small donation to be used for hardware and testing. Features Supports both 64 and 32 bit EFI as well as BIOS firmware. Installs to Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 and XP. Requires just one directory on the Windows C: drive, about 20 MB disk space. Works with all languages. Boot time help is available in 31 languages. Simple Windows GUI easily sets up Grub2Win in seconds. Lets you set your EFI firmware boot order from within Windows. Preview and customize the 9 included graphic background themes. You can also create and customize your own background themes. Works with all filesystems including Mac hfs and Btrfs. Can search for and boot a partition by it's UUID or label. Supports advanced scripting. Works with both GPT and MBR disks - up to 128 primary partitions per drive. Supports extremely large (over 40 TB) disks and partitions. Automatically generates config files for Windows, PhoenixOS, Android, Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, Fedora, Manjaro, Mint, Clover, POSROG and more. Import config files for Chrome and most other Linux distributions. Grub customization is done from Windows - Configuration in Linux is not required. Includes open source GNU Grub 2.06 boot modules and libraries. Frequent releases and enhancements. No adware or spyware - No hassles... It just works. Info: Quote Hidden Content Give reaction to this post to see the hidden content. Link: Quote Hidden Content Give reaction to this post to see the hidden content. 1
FunkyBuddha Posted June 22, 2024 Author #2 Posted June 22, 2024 **Current** Version 2.4.0.8 June 20, 2024 Build 1678 Minor enhancements to the GUI and help files. Version 2.4.0.7 May 20, 2024 Build 1677 Refreshed the 7-Zip modules to current version 24.06. Minor enhancements to the GUI and help files. Version 2.4.0.6 May 12, 2024 Build 1669 Show detailed diagnostic data when an extract error occurs. Further improvements to download and extract reliability. Set up the "Quiet" parameter for normal runs. Fixed a bug in the BIOS letter assignment routines. Fixed a security assignment error in the direct BIOS routine. Version 2.4.0.5 April 18, 2024 Build 1664 Theme fonts can now be automatically selected. The selection is based on screen resolution. Further updates to the theme font parameters. Improved alignment of hotkey displays on the boot menu. Minor fixes to the GUI and help files. Version 2.4.0.4 April 13, 2024 Build 1660 Updated the theme layouts to better accommodate larger fonts. Minor fixes to the GUI and help files. Version 2.4.0.3 March 29, 2024 Build 1659 Reworked the boot menu layout to accommodate larger fonts. Further Improvements to the BIOS partition detection routines. Enhancements to the diagnostics for BIOS boot issues. Version 2.4.0.2 March 24, 2024 Build 1657 Added a font size selection to the Customize Theme screen. You can now select font point sizes from 16 to 40 point. This can be used to make the boot time menu selections larger. Larger fonts are sometimes needed for high resolution displays. Improvements to the BIOS partition detection routines. Version 2.4.0.1 March 17, 2024 Build 1656 Minor enhancements to the GUI and help files. Version 2.4.0.0 March 10, 2024 Build 1653 ** This is a major release of Grub2Win ** It completely changes the BIOS firmware load process. The EFI firmware load process is not changed. BIOS Direct Boot Now BIOS systems will immediately show the Grub2Win boot menu. This new load strategy requires changes to Microsoft boot files. Please be sure you have good system backups before installing this release. Version 2.3.8.6 February 24, 2024 Build 1651 Added Google Translate capability to the Grub2Win help files. There is now a Google Translate button on every help page. This supports help in 32 languages worldwide. Improvements to the g2wisoboot function and sample code. Minor updates and fixes to the GUI. Version 2.3.8.5 February 11, 2024 Build 1650 Now includes the new GNU Grub 2.1.2 full production release. The minimum recommended screen resolution is increased to 1024 x 768. Allow additional Internet retries when there is a connection problem. Note: Your Grub2Win EFI modules with be updated to level 157. Version 2.3.8.4 February 16, 2024 Build 1645 More enhancements to the import routines. Minor updates to the GUI and help files. The xxkernlink.sh script for Fedora and Manjaro was rewritten. It is now a bash script and no longer requires the installation of Perl. Version 2.3.8.3 January 7, 2024 Build 1639 Enhanced the Linux import routine. You can now import Fedora .conf configuration files. These are stored in the Fedora /boot/loader/entries directory. Version 2.3.8.2 December 23, 2023 Build 1633 Fixed a bug in the Linux import routine. Version 2.3.8.1 November 21, 2023 Build 1632 Minor updates to the GUI and help files. Version 2.3.8.0 November 4, 2023 Build 1628 Includes and installs the new GNU Grub kernel 2.12. Note: Your Grub2Win EFI partition modules will be refreshed to level 156. Some users may wish to return to the Older GNU Grub kernel 2.06 Instructions for 2.06 downgrade will be found in this Grub2Win help topic. GNU Grub version 2.12 rc1 Version 2.3.7.9 October 30, 2023 Build 1625 Includes and installs GNU Grub kernel 2.06. Minor updates to the GUI and help files. Version 2.3.7.8 October 15, 2023 Build 1623 Improved the reliability of the pause function. Expanded the capability of the import function. Updated Clover to version 5155. Other minor enhancements to the GUI and help files. Note: Your Grub2Win EFI partition modules will be refreshed to level 155. Version 2.3.7.7 September 30, 2023 Build 1620 The Windows default boot timeout can now be disabled. Link: Quote Hidden Content Give reaction to this post to see the hidden content. 1
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