Create bootable USB drives the easy way USE RUFUS v2.1 (Latest & portable).....

Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.

It can be especially useful for cases where:

you need to create USB installation media from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, UEFI, etc.)
you need to work on a system that doesn't have an OS installed
you need to flash a BIOS or other firmware from DOS
you want to run a low-level utility

Despite its small size, Rufus provides everything you need!

Oh, and Rufus is fast. For instance it's about twice as fast as UNetbootin, Universal USB Installer or Windows 7 USB download tool, on the creation of a Windows 7 USB installation drive from an ISO

Last updated 2015.03.23:

Supported Languages:

Bahasa Indonesia

Bahasa Malaysia

Български

Čeština

Dansk

Deutsch

Ελληνικά

English

Español

Français

Hrvatski

Italiano

Latviešu

Lietuvių

Magyar

Nederlands

Norsk

Polski

Português

Português do Brasil

Русский

Română

Slovensky

Slovenščina

Suomi

Svenska

Tiếng Việt

Türkçe

Українська

العربية

简体中文

正體中文

日本語

한국어

Change Log:

Version 2.1 (2015.03.23)
- Add 32 bit support for UEFI:NTFS boot
- Add standalone UEFI:NTFS boot installation, in advanced mode
- Add Vietnamese translation, courtesy of thanhtai2009
- Disable support for ISOs that hide their GRUB version (looking at you Kaspersky!)
- Fix broken Windows UEFI installation when using GPT/NTFS (#461)
- Fix creation of 32 bit UEFI Windows 10 installation flash drives (#462)
- Other improvements (Notify when no update is available on manual check, add label for UEFI:NTFS partition, etc.)

System Requirements:

Windows XP or later, 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter. Once downloaded, the application is ready to use.
I will take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the translators who made it possible for Rufus, as well as this webpage, to be translated in various languages. If you find that you can use Rufus in your own language, you should really thank them!

Usage

Download the executable and run it – no installation is necessary.
The executable is digitally signed and the signature should state:

"Akeo Consulting" (v1.3.0 or later)
"Pete Batard - Open Source Developer" (v1.2.0 or earlier).

The following tests carried out on a Windows 7 x64 Core 2 duo/4 GB RAM platform, with an USB 3.0 controller and a 16 GB USB 3.0 ADATA S102 flash drive.

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Windows 7 x64

en_windows_7_ultimate_with_sp1_x64_dvd_618240.iso

Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool v1.0.30	00:08:10
Universal USB Installer v1.8.7.5	00:07:10
UNetbootin v1.1.1.1	00:06:20
RMPrepUSB v2.1.638	00:04:10
WiNToBootic v1.2	00:03:35
Rufus v1.1.1	00:03:25

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Ubuntu 11.10 x86

ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386.iso

UNetbootin v1.1.1.1	00:01:45
RMPrepUSB v2.1.638	00:01:35
Universal USB Installer v1.8.7.5	00:01:20
Rufus v1.1.1	00:01:15

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Slackware 13.37 x86

slackware-13.37-install-dvd.iso

UNetbootin v1.1.1.1	01:00:00+
Universal USB Installer v1.8.7.5	00:24:35
RMPrepUSB v2.1.638	00:22:45
Rufus v1.1.1	00:20:15

Notes on DOS support:

If you create a DOS bootable drive and use a non-US keyboard, Rufus will attempt to select a keyboard layout according to the locale of your system. In that case, FreeDOS, which is the default selection, is recommended over MS-DOS, as it supports more keyboard layouts.

Notes on ISO Support:

All versions of Rufus since v1.1.0 allow the creation of a bootable USB from an ISO image (.iso).
Creating an ISO image from a physical disc or from a set of files is very easy to do however, through the use of a CD burning application, such as the freely available CDBurnerXP or ImgBurn.

Notes on UEFI & GPT support:

Since version 1.3.2, Rufus support UEFI as well as GPT for installation media, meaning that it will allow you to install Windows 7, Windows 8 or Linux in full EFI mode.
However, Windows Vista or later is required for full UEFI/GPT support. Because of OS limitations, Windows XP restricts the creation of UEFI bootable drives to MBR mode.
keep enjoying..