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Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.11 adds exclusive drive locking, rpi-preseed customization, and multi-frame Zstandard support
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Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.11 introduces exclusive drive locking on Linux and Windows, rpi-preseed first-boot customization support with centralized credential hashing, and multi-frame Zstandard image handling.
Exclusive drive locking prevents accidental writes to the wrong device and reduces data corruption risk from concurrent access during flashing. The rpi-preseed format and centralized credential hashing provide more reliable and secure first-boot customization. Multi-frame Zstandard support expands compatibility with compressed OS images.
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Exclusive drive locking on Linux and Windows prevents concurrent access during writes and flushes data before modifying partition tables.
The rpi-preseed customization format is now supported, with centralized credential derivation and hashed passwords stored in C++.
Multi-frame .img.zst images are now handled using Zstandard's decompressed-size detection, expanding compressed image compatibility.
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