If you’re trying to set up or fix an operating system on your machine, a bootable USB is extremely useful to have on hand. A USB drive can be use to boot some operating systems. This guide will show you how to make a USB drive that will boot on Windows.
What You Should Know
A bootable USB drive can be use to install an entirely fresh operating system or fix an existing one.
Windows includes its own recovery drive utility that can be use to produce a bootable Windows USB.
To make a bootable USB device, use Rufus on Windows or Balena Etcher on Mac.
Step by step Method for Windows
1 Create or download an image file.
If you have an image file (like a “.iso,” “.img,” “.usb,” or “.vhd”) that you wish to convert into a bootable USB drive, that’s fantastic! If you don’t have one, you can make one from an existing CD/DVD/Blu-ray or from current files and directories.
For example, if you wish to create a bootable Ubuntu drive, go to https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop and download the ISO of Ubuntu.
2 Rufus can be download here
Rufus is a free, lightweight application that is highly recommendable by programmers and product specialists worldwide. To download Rufus, open a web browser and navigate to https://rufus.ie. Scroll down to the “Download” header and click the first link. It will be the most recent version of the utility.
3. Click the download file twice. It’s the Rufus-3.21.exe file (the version number may vary)
Download files are store in the Downloads section of your computer by default. To launch Rufus, double-tap the file in the Downloads directory or in your web browser. If prompt, confirm that you want Rufus to apply the modifications to your system.
4 Put in your USB flash disc.
Make sure you’re using a drive that’s big enough to hold your image file.
Caution: Creating a bootable disc will overwrite and wipe any existing data on the USB drive. Make a backup of any data on the flash drive which you aren’t willing to lose before you begin. You will also be unable to utilize the USB drive to store files or data once it converts into a bootable disc.
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Choose the USB thumb drive by selecting the “Device” drop-down option. It’s located near the very top inside the Rufus window.
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Choose ISO Image. Use the drop-down option close to the “File title” box to pick “ISO image.” ISO image files include the extensions “.iso,” “.img,” “.vhd,” “.usb,” and others.
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Choose your picture file. Click the image file you wish to select, then click Open in the lower-right corner.
This changes the “Volume label” column to match the ISO. If you want to rename the drive, simply replace the text with whatever you desire.
The other settings should be OK as is, but feel free to alter any parameters if necessary.
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To begin creating the drive, click Start. Rufus is going to copy the picture file onto the drive, making it bootable once complete. This could take some time. After the drive is finish, hit Close in the bottom-right area to exit Rufus.
Congrats! Now your drive is bootable.
How to make bootable USB for Mac
Method for Mac users
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Make a picture file or download one. To make a bootable USB flash device, you need a bootable file. Usually, image files end with “.iso,” “.img,” or “.dmg.” You’re all set if you already have an image file that you want to turn into a working USB stick.
To make a working Ubuntu installation disc, for example, go to https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop and download the Ubuntu ISO.
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Put Etcher in place. Etcher is a free programme that can be use to turn picture files on your Mac into bootable USB flash drives.[3] Go to https://www.balena.io/etcher and choose Download for macOS under the video to get the installation.
3 Insert a USB memory stick.
Your USB flash drive should be plugged into a rectangle or oval USB port or a USB-C port on your computer.Flash drives usually only fit in one way, so don’t try to push it if it doesn’t fit. Be careful.
Bootable USB disc will erase and delete any data on the USB drive that was already there.
Before you start, make a copy of any things on the USB drive that you don’t want to lose. Once the USB drive has been turn into a bootable disc, you won’t be able to use it to store files or data. For the flash drive to work with most operating system files, it should be at least 16 GB in size.
4 : Get Etcher set up.
Your Downloads folder is where your files are saved when you download something. Double-click the balenaEtcher-1.10.2.dmg file in your Downloads folder or web browser (the version number may be different). Then, move the Etcher file in your Applications folder.
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Start up Etcher. To do this, open your Applications folder in the Finder and double-click the Etcher.app file.
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Pick Flash from the list of options. When you first open Etcher, the left blue button is already choose.
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Pick the picture file. This is the “.iso” or “.img” file that will be used to make a USB device that can start up. If you just got the picture file, it’s probably in your Downloads folder. After choosing the picture file, click Open.
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Click the button to choose taret. It’s the blue button to the right of the icon that looks like a hard drive. Put this button to use.
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Pick your USB drive. To do this, check the box next to your flash drive and then click Select in the bottom-right area.
You can skip this step if the flash drive is already shows under the icon that looks like a hard drive. If a flash drive is already showing, but it’s not the right one, click Change below it. Then, check the box next to the drive you want to use.
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Click Flash to make a working USB drive. Etcher will now copy the graphic file to your flash drive, making it possible to start from it. When the process is done, you will see a message saying that it was successful.
If you get an error message about a disc, click “Eject.” If you see the message “The disc you entered was not readable by this computer,” don’t worry. Just click “Eject”
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