{"id":1891,"date":"2020-12-08T20:36:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T15:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windowslay.com\/?p=1891"},"modified":"2021-06-17T19:08:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T14:08:35","slug":"create-a-bootable-usb-using-rufus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/windowslay.com\/create-a-bootable-usb-using-rufus\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Bootable USB Using Rufus?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-ad-id=\"3224\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:px; margin-bottom:10px; margin-left:px; margin-right:px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_custom  afw_ad afwadid-3224  \">\r\n                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\tatOptions = {\r\n\t\t'key' : 'c403e99c13482c5d818e92434c3be687',\r\n\t\t'format' : 'iframe',\r\n\t\t'height' : 90,\r\n\t\t'width' : 728,\r\n\t\t'params' : {}\r\n\t};\r\n\tdocument.write('<scr' + 'ipt type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http' + (location.protocol === 'https:' ? 's' : '') + ':\/\/www.profitabledisplaynetwork.com\/c403e99c13482c5d818e92434c3be687\/invoke.js\"><\/scr' + 'ipt>');\r\n<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>If you are looking for a new Windows Installation there&#8217;s not cheaper than an ISO image file, Just you need to create a bootable USB from an ISO file. You can easily create a bootable USB using Rufus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Bootable USB?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A bootable USB\/flash drive is a simple USB\/Flash Drive having a Windows ISO file with a boot sector. An ISO Windows file is an archive that has all the files of the Windows operating system same as a Windows CD or DVD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Normally, when you start your PC, it boots from the operating system which is stored in your hard drive. In case you want to repair or install a new operating system, you can change the boot option to USB from BIOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Restart your computer and open the BIOS option by pressing F2 or F10 (in most cases) and select the boot option (Boot from USB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many tools to create a bootable USB, but the <strong>Rufus <\/strong>is the best and easy to use tool to create a bootable USB. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pbatard\/rufus\/releases\/download\/v3.12\/rufus-3.12.exe\">Download Rufus<\/a> from the Rufus official website for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Create a Bootable USB using Rufus.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/windowslay.com\/windows-10-all-in-one-iso-download\/\">Windows ISO<\/a> file,<\/li><li>Rufus latest version (available on https:\/\/rufus.ie)<\/li><li>A USB\/Pen Drive having at least 8GB of free space on it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After getting these things ready follow simple steps to create your own bootable USB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Formate your USB flash drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Open Rufus tools and Plug USB into your PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Click on the &#8220;DEVICE&#8221; option then choose the USB\/Flash drive from the drop-down menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/windowslay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/rufus-bootable-USB.jpg\" alt=\"create a bootable usb using rufus\" class=\"wp-image-1905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/windowslay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/rufus-bootable-USB.jpg 475w, https:\/\/windowslay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/rufus-bootable-USB-177x200.jpg 177w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Check the Boot Selection option that must be (Disk or ISO image) then click Select. Rufus will open a file explorer and locate the ISO image into your Drives, select it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/windowslay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/rufus-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/windowslay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/rufus-2.jpg 498w, https:\/\/windowslay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/rufus-2-164x200.jpg 164w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>Latest version of Rufus (3.12) having the option to download the Windows 8.1 or 10 ISO file through Rufus tools. If you already have a Windows ISO file instead of the &#8220;<strong>DOWNLOAD<\/strong>&#8221; button click on &#8220;<strong>SELECT<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> To create standard Windows installation, Rufus will detect the correct Partition scheme automatically e.g (<strong>C: <\/strong>Drive), Keep the default settings if you don&#8217;t want to install Windows in any other drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> You can change the <strong>&#8220;Volume label&#8221;<\/strong> a different name but it&#8217;s not important, Just leave as it is, also leave the <strong>&#8220;File System&#8221; <\/strong>and <strong>&#8220;Cluster Size&#8221;<\/strong> on default settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/windowslay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/rufus-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/windowslay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/rufus-3.jpg 498w, https:\/\/windowslay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/rufus-3-153x200.jpg 153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now click on <strong>&#8220;START&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 7<\/strong>: It will show a warning <strong>&#8220;any data on the USB will be destroyed&#8221;<\/strong>. It is Normal simply click <strong>&#8220;OK&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rufus will start creating the ISO image on the USB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 8:<\/strong> When Rufus has finished creating the ISO image, close Rufus. <strong>Congratulations!<\/strong> your Windows bootable USB is ready.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are looking for a new Windows Installation there&#8217;s not cheaper than an ISO image file, Just you need to create a bootable USB from an ISO file. You can easily create a bootable USB using Rufus. What is a Bootable USB? 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