Portatil Rufus is the free tool to create bootable USB flash drives in Windows, very useful when you need to restart or format your PC.
Unlike other similar apps like balenaEtcher, requires no installation and has unique features like downloading Windows ISO images and the ability to use Windows To Go.
Create a bootable USB with Windows or Linux
When you want to install or change your computer's operating system from scratch, need a USB stick. But to boot with a USB, it is necessary to have not only the image file of the operating system, but also a tool like Rufus.
Available in multiple languages, including spanish, Rufus is a small but very useful tool that allows you to create a bootable USB with some version of Windows or GNU / Linux.
For this, this portable software offers a range of alternatives that you can configure to your liking. At the same time, It is much faster than other similar tools and allows you to have a bootable pendrive for BIOS or UEFI.
But if there can be something that characterizes the latest version of Rufus portable, it is its exclusive functions. To start, there is the option 'Download', very useful when you don't have the Windows image file. This option enables you download Windows 10 Y 8.1 from Microsoft's own servers.
Another interesting alternative is Windows To Go. Once you have selected the storage device and Windows ISO 10, you can choose Windows To Go as the picture option. This enables you to create a “Live CD” Windows 10, In other words, a USB containing the Microsoft operating system ready to run on any computer (no need for installation).
Although the latter is an exclusive feature that is included in Windows 10 Enterprise, any user can have it by downloading the latest version of Rufus portable.
Undoubtedly, a very useful tool that you can use when your PC crashes or some peripherals don't work as they should and you need to format your computer.
Characteristics
- Create bootable USB drives
- Choose between BIOS or UEFI
- Opportunity to download Windows 10 Y 8.1 ISO
- FAT32 or NTFS as file system
- Option to select cluster size (allocation unit)
- Includes Windows To Go function
- Quick formatting of removable drives
- MBR or GPT partitioning scheme
As a final note, we would like to warn you that using Rufus to boot a USB and reinstall the operating system can result in the loss of important data. We will not be responsible for data loss or any hardware problem you face after doing something. be sure that make a backup and study everything in detail before starting with it.
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