Rufus is a powerful utility tool for creating portable bootable versions of operating systems on USB flash. Rufus supports all types of USB and can format the connected devices and create media installation from ISO files. Rufus does not need setup, just download it, insert your storage device (USB) and start creating bootable USB flash drives.
Rufus Features
- Create USB installation media from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, UEFI, etc.)
- How to use Rufus to create bootable USB
- To learn more about the difference between GPT & MBR
- Work on a system that doesn't have an OS installed
- Flash a BIOS or other firmware from DOS
- Run a low-level utility
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Rufus Release Notes
- [Add] optional SHA-512 digest algorithm (Alt-H).
- [Add] a cheat mode (Alt +/-) to increase/decrease application priority.
- [Enable] direct provision of install.wim/install.esd for Windows To Go.
- [Move] Windows To Go ESP to the beginning of the drive, on systems that allow it.
- [Enforce] a minimum volume size of 256 MB for ext2/ext3 partitions.
- [Speed up] the scanning of ISOs with lots of Rock Ridge deep directory entries.
- [Fix] detection of GRUB version and update embedded GRUB for Ubuntu 20.10 support.
- [Fix] user interface labels for accessibility.
- [Work] around a Windows bug where the wrong drive letter may be returned.