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Using ‘Rufus’ to put your ISO image on a USB stick January 6, 2019 February 16, 2019 Alistair Ross If you are having troubles with the BalenaEtcher tool which we recommend to install Linux on a USB stick, another free tool which Ubuntu recommend is available. For example, famous software like Rufus only works with Windows PCs. Mac users have to install Windows using Bootcamp or VMWare Fusion to use Rufus. Furthermore, balenaEtcher remains to be a free and open-source application that lets you perform the same functions to convert your removable storage device into a bootable drive.
Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.
It can be especially useful for cases where:
- you need to create USB installation media from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, UEFI, etc.)
- you need to work on a system that doesn't have an OS installed
- you need to flash a BIOS or other firmware from DOS
- you want to run a low-level utility
Despite its small size, Rufus provides everything you need!
Oh, and Rufus is fast. For instance it's about twice as fast as UNetbootin, Universal USB Installer or Windows 7 USB download tool, on the creation of a Windows 7 USB installation drive from an ISO. It is also marginally faster on the creation of Linux bootable USB from ISOs. (1)
A non exhaustive list of Rufus supported ISOs is also provided at the bottom of this page. (2)
Download
Last updated 2020.11.20:
- Rufus 3.13(1.1 MB)
- Rufus 3.13 Portable(1.1 MB)
Supported Languages:
| Bahasa Indonesia | , | Bahasa Malaysia | , | Български | , | Čeština | , | Dansk | , | Deutsch | , | Ελληνικά | , |
| English | , | Español | , | Français | , | Hrvatski | , | Italiano | , | Latviešu | , | Lietuvių | , | Magyar | , | Nederlands | , | Norsk | , |
| Polski | , | Português | , | Português do Brasil | , | Русский | , | Română | , | Slovensky | , | Slovenščina | , | Srpski | , |
| Suomi | , | Svenska | , | Tiếng Việt | , | Türkçe | , | Українська | , | 简体中文 | , | 正體中文 | , | 日本語 | , | 한국어 | , | ไทย | , |
| עברית | , | العربية | , | پارسی | . |
System Requirements:
Windows 7 or later, 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
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. If you find that you can use Rufus in your own language, you should really thank them!
Usage
Download the executable and run it – no installation is necessary.
The executable is digitally signed and the signature should state:
- 'Akeo Consulting' (v1.3.0 or later)
- 'Pete Batard - Open Source Developer' (v1.2.0 or earlier)
Notes on DOS support:
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. In that case, FreeDOS, which is the default selection, is recommended over MS-DOS, as it supports more keyboard layouts.
Notes on ISO Support:
All versions of Rufus since v1.1.0 allow the creation of a bootable USB from an ISO image (.iso).
Creating 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.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
A Rufus FAQ is available HERE.
To provide feedback, report a bug or request an enhancement, please use the github issue tracker. Or you can send an e-mail.
License
GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3 or later.
You are free to distribute, modify or even sell the software, insofar as you respect the GPLv3 license.
Rufus is produced in a 100% transparent manner, from its public source, using a MinGW32 environment.
Changelog
- Version 3.13 (2020.11.20)
- Add a cheat mode (Alt-) to accept disk images without a Boot Marker
- Add marquee operation progress to the taskbar icon
- Add zeroing/image writing progress to the log
- Switch to using
0x55and0xAAinstead of0x00and0xFFfor low pass badblock check - Switch to using fake/manufacturer units when computing the default label
- Fix overnumerous write retries on error when writing a disk image
- Work around Windows' abysmal handling of removable drives that contain an ESP
- Improve mounting/unmounting of volumes
- Update UEFI:NTFSfile system drivers to version 1.7
- Other internal fixes and improvements (VDS, error reporting, etc.)
- Add a cheat mode (
Source Code
- Rufus 3.13(3.5 MB)
- Alternatively, you can clone the git repository using:
- For more information, see the github project.
Donations
Since I'm getting asked about this on regular basis, there is no donation button on this page.
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.
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. 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.
Also, unless you are blocking them (hint, hint), you'll notice that there are ads on this page, which I consider sufficient revenue enough.
Finally 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. 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.
At any rate, I'll take this opportunity to say thank you for your continuing support and enthusiasm about this little program: it is much appreciated!
But please continue to feel free to use Rufus without any guilt about not contributing for it financially – you should never have to!
(1) Speed comparison between Rufus and other applications
The following tests were carried out on a Windows 7 x64 Core 2 duo/4 GB RAM platform, with an USB 3.0 controller and a 16 GB USB 3.0 ADATA S102 flash drive.
| • | Windows 7 x64 | : | en_windows_7_ultimate_with_sp1_x64_dvd_618240.iso |
| Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool v1.0.30 | 00:08:10 |
| Universal USB Installer v1.8.7.5 | 00:07:10 |
| UNetbootin v1.1.1.1 | 00:06:20 |
| RMPrepUSB v2.1.638 | 00:04:10 |
| WiNToBootic v1.2 | 00:03:35 |
| Rufus v1.1.1 | 00:03:25 |
| • | Ubuntu 11.10 x86 | : | ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386.iso |
| UNetbootin v1.1.1.1 | 00:01:45 |
| RMPrepUSB v2.1.638 | 00:01:35 |
| Universal USB Installer v1.8.7.5 | 00:01:20 |
| Rufus v1.1.1 | 00:01:15 |
| • | Slackware 13.37 x86 | : | slackware-13.37-install-dvd.iso |
| UNetbootin v1.1.1.1 | 01:00:00+ |
| Universal USB Installer v1.8.7.5 | 00:24:35 |
| RMPrepUSB v2.1.638 | 00:22:45 |
| Rufus v1.1.1 | 00:20:15 |
(2) Non exhaustive list of ISOs Rufus is known to work with
| Arch Linux | , | Archbang | , | BartPE/pebuilder | , | CentOS | , | Damn Small Linux | , | Debian | , | Fedora | , | FreeDOS | , |
| FreeNAS | , | Gentoo | , | GParted | , | gNewSense | , | Hiren's Boot CD | , | LiveXP | , | Knoppix | , | KolibriOS | , | Kubuntu | , |
| Linux Mint | , | NT Password Registry Editor | , | Parted Magic | , | Partition Wizard | , | Raspbian | , |
| ReactOS | , | Red Hat | , | rEFInd | , | Slackware | , | Super Grub2 Disk | , | Tails | , | Trinity Rescue Kit | , | Ubuntu | , |
| Ultimate Boot CD | , | Windows XP (SP2+) | , | Windows Vista | , | Windows Server 2008 | , | Windows 7 | , |
| Windows 8 | , | Windows 8.1 | , | Windows Server 2012 | , | Windows 10 | , | Windows Server 2016 | , | … |
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Android is a widely used mobile operating system all around the world. Recently, Google has celebrated a big milestone as Android has hit 2 billion monthly active devices globally. It’s indeed an amazing spotlight of Android OS. Although there is a wide range of smartphones running Android, what about the idea of creating Android x86 bootable USB for PC?
In this blog post, we are going to provide you a step-by-step guide to boot Android from USB drive on PC. This Android live USB will help you to run Android OS on Windows PC without harming the current operating system.
Isn’t it interesting to run Android apps, games and more on the wide screen of PC? You can carry your favorite Android OS version in your USB.
This idea is beneficial if you have a mobile phone running an old version of Android and the manufacturing company has not released latest Android version for your device. You can run the latest Android version on PC even without installing it.
What You Require to Create Android Bootable USB
Before you boot Android from USB, you need to create a bootable USB. For this, you require the following components:
Rufus: Rufus is a free and fast utility that helps you to format and create bootable USB flash drives. This Android bootable USB creator is also available in portable version. This easy to use utility supports many languages hence anyone can use this utility by selecting appropriate language. The important factor is that the installation of Rufus is not necessary.
ISO Image File: Android ISO image file of any preferred version. We have used Android 6.0 Marshmallow ISO to perform this Android bootable USB tutorial.
USB: You need to have USB drive. Don’t forget to backup your data from the USB as it gets formatted when you will start to prepare Android x86 Live CD.
Also read:How to Install Windows 10 on USB Drive as Portable Windows
How to Create Android Bootable USB Drive for PC
Follow the below-given steps to prepare bootable USB of Android mobile operating system and use it on PC.
Step:1 Download Rufus free utility by clicking on below given direct download links.
Direct download Rufus 3.4 (Size: 1 MB)
Direct download Rufus 3.4 Portable (Size: 1 MB)
Rufus 3.11 Download
Step:2 Download Android ISO file if you don’t have it already.
Step:3 Connect your USB drive to your computer and run Rufus. When prompted with UAC, hit Yes button to proceed.
Step:4 Select your USB drive from the drop-down menu under the Device section (if it’s not selected automatically).
Step:5 Now select “MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI”.
Step:6 Select the File system as FAT32 (Default) if it’s not selected.
Step:7 Give the new label to your Android bootable USB as per your preference.
Step:8 Select ISO image option (see screenshot) and hit the CD/DVD drive icon to browse Android ISO file from your Computer.
Step:9 Now hit the Start button. Rufus will prompt a warning dialogue box, click OK to proceed.
That’s it. Rufus starts to create Android bootable USB and will show you “Ready” message within a short while which indicates that your bootable USB of Android 6.0 Marshmallow is ready to use on PC.
How to Boot Android from USB Drive on PC
Now it’s time to boot Android mobile OS from USB drive on your PC. Just restart your computer or turn it on if it is already off and press BIOS setup key successively to enter the BIOS setup utility. The suitable time to enter the BIOS setup is between the powering on Computer and launching of the operating system. The right key depends on your system hardware. The common keys to enter BIOS are F1, F2, F10,
The suitable time to enter the BIOS setup is between the powering on Computer and launching of the operating system. The right key depends on your system hardware. The common keys to enter BIOS are F1, F2, F10, DEL, and ESC. Select the BIOS setup key of your particular system hardware.
Furthermore, find and navigate to boot order option in BIOS. Select the USB drive to boot first.
The Android OS will start to boot from USB. You can either run Android without installation or install it on your PC. We recommend you to try Android OS as a live (without installation). Choose your preferred option and it will take some time to start Android OS.
Now make the basic settings such as preferred language, wi-fi connectivity, and time zone to run Android on the computer.
Rufus Movie Google Drive
Your Android PC is ready to use. Try this idea and let us know about your experience via comments.