A USB flash drive is a popular storage option. You can store movies, music, documents, and even create bootable disks using a USB. Making a USB flash drive bootable can be useful when you need to install an operating system on your computer or laptop.

To create a bootable disk, you need to format the USB drive correctly. Formatting creates a new file structure on the disk. You can create a bootable USB using different tools, but the most common ones are Rufus and Windows Media Creation Tool.

Below are a step-by-step guide on how to make a USB flash drive bootable using Rufus and the Windows Media Creation Tool.

How to make a USB flash drive bootable using Rufus

Rufus is a free utility tool for creating a bootable USB drive. To make a bootable disk using Rufus, you will need to install Rufus on your computer. Download Rufus here.

Step 1: Connect the USB flash drive to your computer. Rufus will automatically detect the device.

Step 2: Launch Rufus and select the USB flash drive from the dropdown menu. It is essential to ensure that you choose the correct USB device.

Step 3: Under the ‘Boot selection’ option, click on the ‘Select’ button and navigate to the ISO file you want to make bootable.

Step 4: Under the ‘Partition scheme’ option, select the MBR partition scheme if your computer uses BIOS, or select GPT partition scheme in case the computer uses UEFI.

Step 5: Check the ‘Create a bootable disk using’ checkbox and select ‘ISO Image.’

Step 6: Click on the ‘Start’ button to start creating the bootable USB. Rufus will notify you if the process is complete.

How to make a USB flash drive bootable using Windows Media Creation Tool

Windows Media Creation Tool is Microsoft’s creation tool to create a bootable USB disk. The tool is free and easy to use. You can download the tool here.

Step 1: Connect the USB flash drive to your computer. Windows Media Creation Tool will automatically detect the device.

Step 2: Launch Windows Media Creation Tool. Click on the ‘Create installation media for another PC’ option.

Step 3: Select the ‘USB flash drive’ option. Click on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 4: The tool will identify the USB device you connected to the computer. Select the device and click on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 5: Select the operating system you want to install.

Step 6: The tool will start downloading the operating system. After the download is complete, the tool will create a bootable USB disk.

Conclusion

Creating a bootable USB disk is useful when you need to install a new operating system on a computer or laptop. Windows Media Creation Tool and Rufus are both free utility tools that make a bootable USB easy to create. After you create a bootable USB, you can go ahead and boot it on your computer to start the installation process. Ensure that you choose the correct ISO file for the operating system you want to install before creating a bootable USB.

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