How to create Bootable USB Drive with Rufus - Full Step by Step Tutorial
Why we Need for creating Bootable USB/Drive
Requirements for How to Create Bootable USB Drive with Rufus
1. Active Windows.
2. A USB Drive / Pendrive.(minimum 8 GB)
3. Internet connection.
4.Rufus Software ( Download from official site its Free Software)
How to Create Bootable USB Drive with Rufus First Step:-
First of all you have to download the Windows ISO file from the official website of Microsoft. The link is given below.
https://pixelplanner.in/how-to-download-windows-10-iso-file/
In this post, it has been explained step by step “How to download Windows 10 ISO file“. You can download the ISO file very easily by reading this.
What is Rufus software and Is it safe?
Everyone asks me how to create bootable USB drive with Rufus, then I thought I would make a blog on this, now whenever someone asks, I share the link of this blog.
Rufus is a light 1.5 MB Free software. Which is used to make bootable pendrive. With this software you can make bootable USB drive of Linux, Win 7, Win 10, Win 11 from ISO file, which can be booted in PC and installed Operating System of your choice.
If you download it from the Officially Site then it is absolutely safe. I recommend that you do not download from any third party tool or website as any virus or malware can harm your computer or there can be a risk of data theft.
Download Rufus from Officially Site:- https://rufus.ie/en/
Let’s Start step by step “How to create Bootable USB Drive with Rufus”.
Step 1. Install Software in Your Pc
Once Rufus is downloaded, go to the downloads section and double click on it. its ready to use.
Step 2. Connect Pendrive / USB Drive with your Computer.
Here “Device” may show “ESD-ISO(D:)32GB”. Your USB drive name will show like this, which means USB is connected to the computer.
Step 3.Select ISO file
In the second column, press the select button in the boot selection and attach it to where your ISO file is.
Step 4.Select MBR or GPT
MBR (Master Boot Record) and GPT (GUID Partition Table) are the types of partitioning the memory (SSD or HDD). I will not go into too much technical details in this blog. Just keep in mind that MBR works in BIOS system and GPT works in UEFI BIOS.
But how will you know which option to select MBR or GPT?
Option 1:-
Right click on my computer click manage then click disk Management or Press Win+X Click on disk Management. Select Drive below and right click – properties-volume. Here you will find MBR or GPT
Option 2:-
press Win+R then type cmd press enter.You have come to the command prompt. Now type diskpart press enter then type list disk. You will find GPT at last. If you find * below GPT then it is GPT otherwise it is MBR. In my case there is no star below the GPT its means I have to select MBR in Rufus software if i want to install Windows in this PC.
Step 5:- Final Step
Let the target system remain by default and keep NTFS in the file system. Let the cluster size also remain as it is by default. Now press the Start button. After 5-7 minutes of processing the bootable pendrive is ready to use.
Frequently Asked Questions
The bootable device can be a pendrive or a CD/DVD containing operating system files or any such files that boot before your SSD boots as soon as the PC starts. Mostly bootable devices are used to repair or format PC windows and reinstall it.
Mostly Rufus software and Microsoft’s media creation tool are used. But there are many 3rd party software also like UNetbootin, BalenaEtcher etc. But according to me Rufus is the best.
Minimum 8 GB is required but Windows 10 takes 4 to 5 GB of space in the bootable device.
Yes , You can reuse usb device after formatting as a normal usb device .
There can be many reasons, like the bootable device is not created correctly, the BIOS boot order is not correct, or the USB port is disabled in the BIOS, corrupt ISO file, GPT and MBR format can be the reason, apart from this there can be many other reasons also.
Conclusion
If you need to repair or reinstall Windows, Linux or any kind of OS, Rufus is a very good option which is user friendly and easy. Rufus is available for free. By following the simple steps mentioned above, you can create any USB drive into a bootable Drive in minutes. No technical Knowledge required.
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