Rufus solves this problem by allowing a user to create USB devices that can be used to install operating systems. Many new laptops are built minus DVD or Blu-ray drives this can cause issues when one wishes to load another operating system. Rufus is available on the Windows platform only. The entire updated list can be found on its official site in section 2 ' Non-exhaustive list of ISOs Rufus is known to work with.Rufus is an open source software utility used to create bootable USB drives. It also has an extensive list of supported ISOs, to name a few: all recent Microsoft Windows OS versions (Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP from SP2+), popular Linux distro (Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Debian etc.), custom programs (GParted, Parted Magic, Hiren's Boot CD) and even some newer operating systems such as ReactOS. According to the author, Rufus is faster than other similar tools such as UNetbootin, Universal USB Installer or Windows 7 USB download tool. If you need help, you can access the FAQ section here, to report an issue you can use the GitHub issue tracker or attempt to get in touch with the author. Currently, there are 37 supported languages. Note : You need Microsoft Windows 7 or later (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions will work) to run Rufus. It is not an official mirror - if you prefer, you can download Rufus from its official homepage here. Important: This page is offering a copy of Rufus binaries and FossHub Team maintains it - please feel free to verify the file signatures. The most common cases for Rufus is when you need to create a USB installation media from a bootable image (disk image of an optical disc), use an external USB device on an operating system that doesn't have an OS installed, run a low-level utility, flash a BIOS or firmware from DOS. Rufus is a free, open-source tool that will help you to format and create bootable USB devices such as flash drives, pen drives, memory sticks, etc.

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