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Operating System

How to use Rufus to create a bootable USB drive to

install an OS
1. Rufus requires an account with admin access in order to make the necessary
changes to hardware. After authenticating, insert the USB flash drive and launch
Rufus. It will detect the drive almost immediately. Since Rufus can handle various
partition schemes and file structures, ensure that the correct settings are set that
match the UFD you're going to build
2. Click the optical drive button next to the Create a bootable disk using checkbox, and
you'll be prompted to search for the ISO image to use

3. When
using ISO images, Rufus will automatically modify the settings to best match it.
Once everything is set correctly, click the Start button to begin the process. You'll be
prompted with a warning that all data on the UFD will be destroyed. Click OK to
proceed
with the
creation
process.
4. Depending on the ISO image size, the process may take several minutes to
complete. For the log readout of each step in the process, click the Log button to
open a side window and save the output details

5. The longest part of the entire process is the file copy portion. This is typically the last
step and varies depending on file size/number of files to copy
6. When complete, double-check the external drive to verify the files were copied over

With the process

completed, simply eject the UFD, insert it into the device you wish to install the OS
on, and boot as you normally would.