Rufus

Rufus is a lightweight open-source utility for Windows that formats USB flash drives and creates bootable installation media. It is widely regarded as one of the fastest and most reliable tools for making bootable USB drives from ISO images of Windows, Linux, and other operating systems. Users insert a blank USB drive, select the ISO image file, and Rufus handles the rest within minutes. The tool supports advanced features including bad block checking, UEFI and Legacy BIOS dual-mode boot support, Windows To Go workspace creation, and persistent partition support for Linux live USBs. Its interface is available in dozens of languages including simplified Chinese, and the entire process is clearly guided step by step. For anyone who needs to install or repair an operating system on a modern computer without an optical drive, Rufus has been the go-to solution in the PC building and IT support community for many years with frequent updates.