To create a Windows 11 bootable USB device

1. Prerequisites:
a. RUFUS application – which can be downloaded from this link
b. Windows 11 ISO file - which can be downloaded from this link

2. Download both files

a. To download RUFUS, proceed as follows:
i. Go to link (1.a) and click the first option under Parent Directory to download the latest
version of the application (as shown below)

b. To download Windows 11 ISO file, proceed as follows:

i. Go to link (1.b) and go to section Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) for x64
devices,
ii. Click on Select Download dropdown button and choose Windows 11 (multi-edition
ISO for x64 devices), then click on Download Now button
 iii. Under Select the product language section, click on Choose one dropdown button and
choose the preferred/desired language, then click on Confirm

iv. Under Download - Windows 11 English International section (in this case, English
International was the chosen language), click on the 64-bit Download button

3. Create a bootable USB with Windows 11 installation

a. Install RUFUS and run
b. Insert a USB stick with at least 8GB of storage
c. Under Drive Properties section:
i. On Device, click the dropdown and select the USB stick

ii. On Boot selection, click the dropdown and select the Disk or ISO image (Please select)
option and click SELECT to choose the Windows 11 ISO image file downloaded (2.b.ii)

iii. On Image option, click dropdown and select Standard Windows Installation
 iv. On Partition scheme, click the dropdown button and select one of the two:
1. MBR – for legacy and older operating systems that don’t support GPT
2. GPT – for newer operating systems with UEFI firmware (better compatibility and
support for modern features)

d. Under Format Options section:

i. On Volume label, type in a name that will help you identify the USB stick (by default, it
will be filled with a name similar to the one on below snip)

ii. On File system, click the dropdown button and select NTFS (preferably – as it works with
all versions of Windows and still enables you to store files larger than 4GB in the USB
stick)

iii. On Cluster size, click the dropdown button and select the suggested default option,
based on the settings set on previous options/sections (in this case, 4096 bytes)

e. Under Status section, click on the START button to initiate the formatting process (note that this
will erase all data on the USB stick)