For those lucky enough to get the beta from GitHub, using the "Extended" mode was a straightforward process:

“The beta is awake. Did you patch the gate?”

He plugged in a 16GB flash drive. The software hummed to life. Instead of the usual progress bar, a terminal window popped up, scrolling through lines of hex code at a dizzying speed. It wasn't just burning an ISO; it was rewriting the handshake protocols between the hardware and the software.

Choose GPT partition scheme and UEFI (non CSM) target system.

The server room was silent, save for the rhythmic, low-frequency thrum of the cooling fans. Elias sat hunched over his workstation, the blue light of his monitor reflecting in his glasses. Most tech hobbyists were asleep, but Elias was hunting.

He plugged in the drive and rebooted the system. The Rufus logo flashed briefly on the screen, followed by a new, unfamiliar prompt: "Select target BIOS."

If Rufus fails to format the drive, a background process is likely locking the partition. Close any open File Explorer windows, temporarily disable real-time antivirus scanning, and restart Rufus as an administrator. Boot Failure on UEFI Systems

Should we look at how to from source?