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Pick the one you want and hit the Confirm button. Once you've confirmed your edition, you'll get another drop-down that lets you pick a language.

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Select your desired edition from that drop-down and hit Confirm.Īt this time, Windows 10 (multi-edition ISO) was the only one available. If you visit the same link from a non-Windows device, such as a Mac or a Linux device or any smartphone, you'll land on the official ISO download page: If you visit the link using a Windows device, you'll be redirected to the Windows Media Creation Tool like this:

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You can download Windows 10 directly from Microsoft for free using this link. That's right - everything we're going to do here is 100% legal and sanctioned by Microsoft. You can download the ISO file straight from Microsoft. In this tutorial we'll show you how you can set this up from a Mac.

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Luckily, Microsoft makes a tool that you can use to install Windows from a USB storage drive (or 'thumbdrive' as they are often called).īut what if you don't have a second PC for setting up that USB storage drive in the first place? So it can be a pain to install Windows on a new computer.

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If you really insist, you can always make a donation to the Free Software Foundation, as they are the main reason software like Rufus is possible.Most new PCs don't come with DVD drives anymore.

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This is because, unless they are backed by a company, developers who want to provide quality Open Source software cannot realistically sustain full time development, no matter how generous their software users are.Īlso, unless you are blocking them (hint, hint), you'll notice that there are ads on this page, which I consider sufficient revenue enough.įinally the fact that I have the freedom to develop Free Software in my spare time should indicate that I'm well-off enough, and therefore that you should direct your generosity towards people who need it a lot more than I do. Instead, I think that ' mécénat' or developer patronage, from companies which benefit most from a healthy FLOSS ecosystem, is what we should be aiming for. The main reason is that I feel that the donation system doesn't actually help software development and worse, can be guilt-inducing for users who choose not to donate. Since I'm getting asked about this on regular basis, there is no donation button on this page. If you are a developer, you are very much encouraged to tinker with Rufus and submit patches. For more information, see the GitHub project.Alternatively, you can clone the git repository using:.Improve Large FAT32 formatting by aligning start of data regions to 1 MB (courtesy of Fred).Prevent Microsoft Dev Drives from being listed.Fix UEFI:NTFS partition not being added, in MBR mode, for some Linux ISOs.Add workaround for distros that use broken symbolic links as their UEFI bootloaders (such as Mint 21.3).Rufus is produced in a 100% transparent manner, from its public source, using a MinGW32 environment. You are free to distribute, modify or even sell the software, insofar as you respect the GPLv3 license. GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3 or later. To provide feedback, report a bug or request an enhancement, please use the GitHub issue tracker. Notes on ISO Support:Īll versions of Rufus since v1.1.0 allow the creation of a bootable USB from an ISO image (.iso).Ĭreating an ISO image from a physical disc or from a set of files is very easy to do however, through the use of a CD burning application, such as the freely available InfraRecorder or CDBurnerXP. If you create a DOS bootable drive and use a non-US keyboard, Rufus will attempt to select a keyboard layout according to the locale of your system.

'Pete Batard - Open Source Developer' (v1.2.0 or earlier).

The executable is digitally signed and the signature should state: If you find that you can use Rufus in your own language, you should really thank them! Usageĭownload the executable and run it – no installation is necessary. I will take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the translators who made it possible for Rufus, as well as this webpage, to be translated in various languages.

Once downloaded, the application is ready to use. Other versions (GitHub) Other versions (FossHub) System Requirements: you need to flash a BIOS or other firmware from DOSĭespite its small size, Rufus provides everything you need!Ī non exhaustive list of Rufus supported ISOs is also provided at the bottom of this page.you need to work on a system that doesn't have an OS installed.you need to create USB installation media from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, UEFI, etc.).It can be especially useful for cases where: Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.

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