This process also works to burn a Windows 11 ISO to USB.
However, doing so viaMicrosoft’s Windows 11 media creation toolis best.
Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as just copying the file over to the USB gadget.
ISO file open in 7-Zip File Manager.
Properly burning an ISO to USB is different thancopying the fileorburning it to a disc.
With ISO burning, you’re not technically “burning” anything to a USB drive.
As we mentioned earlier, this is a portable program, meaning that it just runs as is.
This is a big reason why we prefer this ISO-to-USB program over some of the other options out there.
When it first opens, you’re asked whether the program should occasionally check for updates.
Using Rufus to put an ISO image to a USB drive will erase everything on the drive!
Try another gadget and/or another USB port on your system, or close and reopen Rufus.
From theBoot selectiondrop-down, make sureDisk or ISO image (kindly select)is chosen.
If this button saysDOWNLOADinstead, go for the arrow next to it to findSELECT.
Wait while the software inspects the ISO file you chose.
This might take several seconds or may go by so quickly that you don’t even notice.
If you get anUnsupported ISOmessage, the file you chose isn’t supported for burning to USB by Rufus.
Under theImage optionarea, pickStandard Windows installationifyou see this andifthat’s the case.
In that case, make that change before continuing.
Inside theShow advanced format optionsmenu, you’ll see a number of…yes,formatoptions!
SelectSTARTto start the “burning” of the ISO file to the USB gadget you chose.
Read any warning messages and address them appropriately.
For example, selectOKto theWARNING: ALL DATA ON gadget ‘XYZ’ WILL BE DESTROYEDmessage that appears next.
Take this message seriously!
You might also see aDownload requiredmessage if Rufus needs some additional files to complete the burn process.
SelectingYeswill start that download.
The total time to do this depends very much on the size of your ISO file.
your rig and USBhardwarespeeds are a big factor here as well.
The same goes for bootablehard drive testing programs, data wipe programs,antivirus tools, etc.
ISO file open in 7-Zip File Manager.
See the tutorial linked above if you need help.
FAQ
Yes, you might!
Then download and install Rufus to complete the process.
To burn a Linux ISO to USB, download the Linux ISO file and plant the UNetbootin tool.
Run UNetbootin and follow the prompts.
