diff --git a/src/format.c b/src/format.c
index 72e2a98f..5fe0dadd 100644
--- a/src/format.c
+++ b/src/format.c
@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI FormatThread(void* param)
 	if (large_drive)
 		uprintf("Notice: Large drive detected (may produce short writes)");
 	// Find out if we need to add any extra partitions
-	if ((windows_to_go) && (tt == TT_UEFI) && (ps == PARTITION_STYLE_GPT))
+	if ((windows_to_go) && (tt == TT_UEFI) && (pt == PARTITION_STYLE_GPT))
 		// According to Microsoft, every GPT disk (we RUN Windows from) must have an MSR due to not having hidden sectors
 		// http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn640535.aspx#gpt_faq_what_disk_require_msr
 		extra_partitions = XP_MSR | XP_EFI;
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI FormatThread(void* param)
 	UpdateProgress(OP_ZERO_MBR, -1.0f);
 	CHECK_FOR_USER_CANCEL;
 
-	if (!CreatePartition(hPhysicalDrive, ps, fs, (ps==PARTITION_STYLE_MBR) && (tt==TT_UEFI), extra_partitions)) {
+	if (!CreatePartition(hPhysicalDrive, pt, fs, (pt==PARTITION_STYLE_MBR) && (tt==TT_UEFI), extra_partitions)) {
 		FormatStatus = ERROR_SEVERITY_ERROR|FAC(FACILITY_STORAGE)|ERROR_PARTITION_FAILURE;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI FormatThread(void* param)
 	}
 
 	// Thanks to Microsoft, we must fix the MBR AFTER the drive has been formatted
-	if (ps == PARTITION_STYLE_MBR) {
+	if (pt == PARTITION_STYLE_MBR) {
 		PrintInfoDebug(0, MSG_228);	// "Writing master boot record..."
 		if ((!WriteMBR(hPhysicalDrive)) || (!WriteSBR(hPhysicalDrive))) {
 			if (!IS_ERROR(FormatStatus))
diff --git a/src/localization.c b/src/localization.c
index c07cf32c..21bd54c7 100644
--- a/src/localization.c
+++ b/src/localization.c
@@ -413,16 +413,7 @@ static uint64_t last_msg_time[2] = { 0, 0 };
 
 static void PrintInfoMessage(char* msg) {
 	SetWindowTextU(hProgress, msg);
-	// Make sure our field gets redrawn
-	// If the progress bar is not active, it looks like WM_PAINT is
-	// ignored. But InvalidateRect is causing refresh tearing so we
-	// don't want to use that while active.
-	// Refresh still sucks though and marquee no longer works... :(
-	// TODO: Create our own progress bar control with text overlay and inverted text
-	if (!progress_in_use)
-		InvalidateRect(hProgress, NULL, TRUE);
-	else
-		SendMessage(hProgress, WM_PAINT, 0, 0);
+	InvalidateRect(hProgress, NULL, TRUE);
 }
 static void PrintStatusMessage(char* msg) {
 	SendMessageLU(hStatus, SB_SETTEXTW, SBT_OWNERDRAW | SB_SECTION_LEFT, msg);
diff --git a/src/rufus.c b/src/rufus.c
index e571912f..647d9d61 100644
--- a/src/rufus.c
+++ b/src/rufus.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ BUTTON_IMAGELIST bi_iso = { 0 }, bi_up = { 0 }, bi_down = { 0 }, bi_save = { 0 }
 char szFolderPath[MAX_PATH], app_dir[MAX_PATH], system_dir[MAX_PATH], temp_dir[MAX_PATH], sysnative_dir[MAX_PATH];
 char *image_path = NULL, *short_image_path;
 float fScale = 1.0f;
-int default_fs, fs, bt, ps, tt;
+int default_fs, fs, bt, pt, tt; // file system, boot type, partition type, target type
 int cbw, ddw, ddbh = 0, bh = 0; // (empty) check box width, (empty) drop down width, button height (for and without dropdown match)
 uint32_t dur_mins, dur_secs;
 loc_cmd* selected_locale = NULL;
@@ -334,19 +334,19 @@ static void SetPartitionSchemeAndTargetSystem(BOOL only_target)
 				preferred_ps = PARTITION_STYLE_MBR;
 		}
 		SetComboEntry(hPartitionScheme, preferred_ps);
-		ps = (int)ComboBox_GetItemData(hPartitionScheme, ComboBox_GetCurSel(hPartitionScheme));
+		pt = (int)ComboBox_GetItemData(hPartitionScheme, ComboBox_GetCurSel(hPartitionScheme));
 	}
 
 	has_uefi_csm = FALSE;
-	if (allowed_target_system[0] && (ps != PARTITION_STYLE_GPT)) {
+	if (allowed_target_system[0] && (pt != PARTITION_STYLE_GPT)) {
 		IGNORE_RETVAL(ComboBox_SetItemData(hTargetSystem,
 			ComboBox_AddStringU(hTargetSystem, lmprintf(MSG_031)), TT_BIOS));
 		has_uefi_csm = TRUE;
 	}
-	if (allowed_target_system[1] && !((ps == PARTITION_STYLE_MBR) && IS_BIOS_BOOTABLE(img_report) && IS_EFI_BOOTABLE(img_report)) )
+	if (allowed_target_system[1] && !((pt == PARTITION_STYLE_MBR) && IS_BIOS_BOOTABLE(img_report) && IS_EFI_BOOTABLE(img_report)) )
 		IGNORE_RETVAL(ComboBox_SetItemData(hTargetSystem,
 			ComboBox_AddStringU(hTargetSystem, lmprintf(MSG_032)), TT_UEFI));
-	if (allowed_target_system[2] && ((ps != PARTITION_STYLE_GPT) || (bt == BT_NON_BOOTABLE)))
+	if (allowed_target_system[2] && ((pt != PARTITION_STYLE_GPT) || (bt == BT_NON_BOOTABLE)))
 		IGNORE_RETVAL(ComboBox_SetItemData(hTargetSystem,
 			ComboBox_AddStringU(hTargetSystem, lmprintf(MSG_033)), TT_BIOS));
 	IGNORE_RETVAL(ComboBox_SetCurSel(hTargetSystem, 0));
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ static void EnableMBRBootOptions(BOOL enable, BOOL remove_checkboxes)
 	BOOL actual_enable_fix = enable;
 	static UINT uXPartChecked = BST_UNCHECKED;
 
-	if ((ps != PARTITION_STYLE_MBR) || (tt != TT_BIOS) || ((bt == BT_IMAGE) && !IS_BIOS_BOOTABLE(img_report))) {
+	if ((pt != PARTITION_STYLE_MBR) || (tt != TT_BIOS) || ((bt == BT_IMAGE) && !IS_BIOS_BOOTABLE(img_report))) {
 		// These options cannot apply if we aren't using MBR+BIOS, or are using an image that isn't BIOS bootable
 		actual_enable_mbr = FALSE;
 		actual_enable_fix = FALSE;
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ static BOOL BootCheck(void)
 				return FALSE;
 			}
 			if (SelectedDrive.MediaType != FixedMedia) {
-				if ((tt == TT_UEFI) && (ps == PARTITION_STYLE_GPT) && (nWindowsBuildNumber < 15000)) {
+				if ((tt == TT_UEFI) && (pt == PARTITION_STYLE_GPT) && (nWindowsBuildNumber < 15000)) {
 					// Up to Windows 10 Creators Update, we were screwed, since we need access to 2 partitions at the same time.
 					// Thankfully, the newer Windows allow mounting multiple partitions on the same REMOVABLE drive.
 					MessageBoxExU(hMainDialog, lmprintf(MSG_198), lmprintf(MSG_190), MB_OK|MB_ICONERROR|MB_IS_RTL, selected_langid);
@@ -1750,25 +1750,69 @@ static __inline const char* IsAlphaOrBeta(void)
 static INT_PTR CALLBACK ProgressCallback(HWND hCtrl, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {
 	HDC hDC;
-	RECT rect;
-	PAINTSTRUCT paint_struct;
-	wchar_t winfo[128] = L"Copying ISO files...";
+	RECT rc;
+	PAINTSTRUCT ps;
+	SIZE size;
+	LONG full_right;
+	wchar_t winfo[128];
+	static WORD pos = 0, min = 0, max = 0xFFFF;
+	static COLORREF color = RGB(0x06, 0xB0, 0x25);
 
 	switch (message) {
 
+	case PBM_SETSTATE:
+		switch (wParam) {
+		case PBST_NORMAL:
+			color = RGB(0x06, 0xB0, 0x25);
+			break;
+		case PBST_PAUSED:
+			color = RGB(0xDA, 0xCB, 0x26);
+			break;
+		case PBST_ERROR:
+			color = RGB(0xDA, 0x26, 0x26);
+			break;
+		}
+		return (INT_PTR)TRUE;
+
+	case PBM_SETRANGE:
+		min = lParam & 0xFFFF;
+		max = lParam >> 16;
+		return (INT_PTR)TRUE;
+
+	case PBM_SETPOS:
+		pos = (WORD)wParam;
+		InvalidateRect(hProgress, NULL, TRUE);
+		return (INT_PTR)TRUE;
+
 	case WM_PAINT:
-		hDC = BeginPaint(hCtrl, &paint_struct);
-		CallWindowProc(progress_original_proc, hCtrl, message, (WPARAM)hDC, lParam);
+		hDC = BeginPaint(hCtrl, &ps);
+		GetClientRect(hCtrl, &rc);
+		SelectObject(hDC, GetStockObject(DC_PEN));
+		SelectObject(hDC, GetStockObject(NULL_BRUSH));
+		SetDCPenColor(hDC, RGB(0xBC, 0xBC, 0xBC));
+		Rectangle(hDC, rc.left, rc.top, rc.right, rc.bottom);
+		InflateRect(&rc, -1, -1);
+		// TODO: Handle SetText message so we can avoid this call
 		GetWindowTextW(hProgress, winfo, ARRAYSIZE(winfo));
-		SetBkMode(hDC, TRANSPARENT);
+		full_right = rc.right;
+		rc.right = (pos > min) ? MulDiv(pos - min, rc.right, max - min) : rc.left;
 		SelectObject(hDC, hInfoFont);
+		GetTextExtentPoint32(hDC, winfo, wcslen(winfo), &size);
+		// First half
 		SetTextColor(hDC, RGB(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF));
-		SetTextAlign(hDC, TA_CENTER | TA_BASELINE);
-		GetClientRect(hCtrl, &rect);
-		ExtTextOutW(hDC, rect.right / 2, rect.bottom / 2 + (int)(4.0f * fScale),
-			ETO_CLIPPED | ETO_NUMERICSLOCAL | (right_to_left_mode ? ETO_RTLREADING : 0),
-			&rect, winfo, (int)wcslen(winfo), NULL);
-		EndPaint(hCtrl, &paint_struct);
+		SetBkColor(hDC, color);
+		ExtTextOut(hDC, (full_right - size.cx) / 2, (rc.bottom - size.cy) / 2,
+			ETO_CLIPPED | ETO_OPAQUE | ETO_NUMERICSLOCAL | (right_to_left_mode ? ETO_RTLREADING : 0),
+			&rc, winfo, wcslen(winfo), NULL);
+		// Second half
+		SetTextColor(hDC, RGB(0x00, 0x00, 0x00));
+		SetBkColor(hDC, RGB(0xE6, 0xE6, 0xE6));
+		rc.left = rc.right;
+		rc.right = full_right;
+		ExtTextOut(hDC, (full_right - size.cx) / 2, (rc.bottom - size.cy) / 2,
+			ETO_CLIPPED | ETO_OPAQUE | ETO_NUMERICSLOCAL | (right_to_left_mode ? ETO_RTLREADING : 0),
+			&rc, winfo, wcslen(winfo), NULL);
+		EndPaint(hCtrl, &ps);
 		return (INT_PTR)TRUE;
 	}
 
@@ -2804,7 +2848,7 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK MainCallback(HWND hDlg, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPA
 	RECT rc, DialogRect, DesktopRect;
 	LONG progress_style;
 	HDC hDC;
-	PAINTSTRUCT paint_struct;
+	PAINTSTRUCT ps;
 	int nDeviceIndex, i, nWidth, nHeight, nb_devices, selected_language, offset;
 	char tmp[128];
 	wchar_t* wbuffer = NULL;
@@ -2976,7 +3020,7 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK MainCallback(HWND hDlg, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPA
 		case IDC_PARTITION_TYPE:
 			if (HIWORD(wParam) != CBN_SELCHANGE)
 				break;
-			ps = (int)ComboBox_GetItemData(hPartitionScheme, ComboBox_GetCurSel(hPartitionScheme));
+			pt = (int)ComboBox_GetItemData(hPartitionScheme, ComboBox_GetCurSel(hPartitionScheme));
 			SetPartitionSchemeAndTargetSystem(TRUE);
 			SetFileSystemAndClusterSize(NULL);
 			EnableMBRBootOptions(TRUE, FALSE);
@@ -3026,7 +3070,7 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK MainCallback(HWND hDlg, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPA
 			SetProposedLabel(ComboBox_GetCurSel(hDeviceList));
 			EnableControls(TRUE);
 			tt = (int)ComboBox_GetItemData(hPartitionScheme, ComboBox_GetCurSel(hPartitionScheme));
-			ps = (int)ComboBox_GetItemData(hTargetSystem, ComboBox_GetCurSel(hTargetSystem));
+			pt = (int)ComboBox_GetItemData(hTargetSystem, ComboBox_GetCurSel(hTargetSystem));
 			return (INT_PTR)TRUE;
 		case IDC_SELECT:
 			if (iso_provided) {
@@ -3075,7 +3119,7 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK MainCallback(HWND hDlg, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPA
 			// Just in case
 			bt = (int)ComboBox_GetItemData(hBootType, ComboBox_GetCurSel(hBootType));
 			tt = (int)ComboBox_GetItemData(hPartitionScheme, ComboBox_GetCurSel(hPartitionScheme));
-			ps = (int)ComboBox_GetItemData(hTargetSystem, ComboBox_GetCurSel(hTargetSystem));
+			pt = (int)ComboBox_GetItemData(hTargetSystem, ComboBox_GetCurSel(hTargetSystem));
 			fs = (int)ComboBox_GetItemData(hFileSystem, ComboBox_GetCurSel(hFileSystem));
 			write_as_image = FALSE;
 			// Disable all controls except Cancel
@@ -3334,9 +3378,9 @@ static INT_PTR CALLBACK MainCallback(HWND hDlg, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPA
 		break;
 
 	case WM_PAINT:
-		hDC = BeginPaint(hDlg, &paint_struct);
+		hDC = BeginPaint(hDlg, &ps);
 		OnPaint(hDC);
-		EndPaint(hDlg, &paint_struct);
+		EndPaint(hDlg, &ps);
 		break;
 
 	case WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC:
diff --git a/src/rufus.h b/src/rufus.h
index 98643041..b5f994b0 100644
--- a/src/rufus.h
+++ b/src/rufus.h
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ extern int64_t iso_blocking_status;
 extern uint16_t rufus_version[3], embedded_sl_version[2];
 extern int nWindowsVersion;
 extern int nWindowsBuildNumber;
-extern int fs, bt, ps, tt;
+extern int fs, bt, pt, tt;
 extern char WindowsVersionStr[128];
 extern size_t ubuffer_pos;
 extern char ubuffer[UBUFFER_SIZE];
diff --git a/src/rufus.rc b/src/rufus.rc
index 1557986b..d73acf13 100644
--- a/src/rufus.rc
+++ b/src/rufus.rc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
 IDD_DIALOG DIALOGEX 12, 12, 232, 326
 STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_CENTER | WS_MINIMIZEBOX | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
 EXSTYLE WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES
-CAPTION "Rufus 3.0.1247"
+CAPTION "Rufus 3.0.1248"
 FONT 9, "Segoe UI Symbol", 400, 0, 0x0
 BEGIN
     LTEXT           "Drive Properties",IDS_DRIVE_PROPERTIES_TXT,8,6,53,12,NOT WS_GROUP
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 2,18,1247,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 2,18,1247,0
+ FILEVERSION 3,0,1248,0
+ PRODUCTVERSION 3,0,1248,0
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
@@ -389,13 +389,13 @@ BEGIN
         BEGIN
             VALUE "CompanyName", "Akeo Consulting (http://akeo.ie)"
             VALUE "FileDescription", "Rufus"
-            VALUE "FileVersion", "2.18.1247"
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "3.0.1248"
             VALUE "InternalName", "Rufus"
             VALUE "LegalCopyright", "© 2011-2018 Pete Batard (GPL v3)"
             VALUE "LegalTrademarks", "http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html"
             VALUE "OriginalFilename", "rufus.exe"
             VALUE "ProductName", "Rufus"
-            VALUE "ProductVersion", "2.18.1247"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "3.0.1248"
         END
     END
     BLOCK "VarFileInfo"