So make sure to transfer or back up those files if you still need it. Keep in mind that all the files inside the USB flash drive will be deleted. Just a reminder: For this to work, your USB flash drive should have a minimum of 4GB of storage or may vary depending on the Linux distribution that you wish to download. Once the USB flash drive is plugged into your computer or laptop, the Rufus software will be able to detect your device and if you take a look at the bottom part, it should say “1 device found”. Step 4: Grab your USB flash drive and plug it in Yes! There is no need to install the software on your computer or laptop to be able to use it.

Click “Yes” when the message “Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?” pops up.

Right click on the file and choose “Run as Administrator”.

Search for the Rufus software that you just downloaded.

After a few seconds this should finish downloading.

Once you’re on their official website, scroll down a little and you will see the Downloads It’s always better to have the latest version so just click on whatever’s displayed first to start the download.Īs of now, the latest version available is Rufus 3.8 which was updated last September 16, 2019.

Step 2: Download the software… It’s FREE! Step 1: Head over to Rufus’ official website at How about we start something magical with these two tools that we have! Save more time with a faster and better system. It’s flexible in a way that it can still be used for your older computer systems.

Not everyone has the latest computer systems, and Linux doesn’t care.

It’s more about trusting the operating system than the Anti-virus programs!

It is an open source operating system.

With all the available operating systems in the market, Linux has also stood out for the following features: This may sound a little bit too techy but even beginners can get this done! So, are you as excited as I am? I hope you do.

32 bit or 64 bit? Windows 10 or the older ones? Whichever you have, Rufus gets the work done!.

It is fast and furious! It can run about twice as fast as other tools available out there!.

So, that’s another thing for you not to worry about.

It is totally free! You don’t have to spend a single penny to use this.

Here is the list of the things that you would definitely love about this magical software: Gone are the days of the floppy disk drives or CD-ROMS or DVD drives and now it just comes in very handy with a USB flash drive. Rufus is a free tool that allows us to create bootable USB flash drives that makes it easier for everyone when installing an operating system to a computer or laptop.

Rufus, which is a free software, has made everything easy for us.

It has become very common for people nowadays to use handy USB flash drives rather than the traditional CD-ROM or DVD drives to install an operating system to your computer or laptop.

Rufus partition scheme