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Rufus: The Reliable USB Formatting Utility
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2015-07-02 21:46:26 +00:00
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Features
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* Format USB and Virtual HD drives to FAT/FAT32/NTFS/UDF/exFAT/ReFS
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* Create DOS bootable USB drives, using [FreeDOS](http://www.freedos.org/) or MS-DOS
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* Create BIOS or UEFI bootable drives, including [UEFI bootable NTFS](https://github.com/pbatard/uefi-ntfs)
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* Create bootable drives from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, etc.)
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* Create bootable drives from bootable disk images, including compressed ones
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* Create [Windows To Go](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_To_Go) drives
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* Twice as fast as Microsoft's USB/DVD tool or UNetbootin, on ISO -> USB creation (1)
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* Perform bad blocks checks, including detection of "fake" flash drives
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* Modern and familiar UI, with more than [35 languages natively supported](https://rufus.akeo.ie/translations)
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* Small footprint. No installation required.
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* Portable
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* 100% [Free Software](http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html) (GPL v3)
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Compilation
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Use either Visual Studio 2015, WDK 7.1 (Windows Driver Kit) or MinGW and then
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invoke the `.sln`, `wdk_build.cmd` or `configure`/`make` respectively.
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#### Visual Studio
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Note that, since Rufus is an OSI compliant Open Source project, you are entitled to
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download and use the *freely available* [Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition]
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(http://www.visualstudio.com/products/visual-studio-community-vs) to
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build, run or develop for Rufus. As per the Visual Studio Community Edition license
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this applies regardless of whether you are an individual or a corporate user.
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For details, see [this](http://pete.akeo.ie/2014/11/visual-studio-2013-has-now-become.html).
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Additional information
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----------------------
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Rufus provides extensive information about what it is doing, either through
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its easily accessible log, or through the Windows debug facility.
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2016-01-03 22:53:13 +00:00
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* [Official Website](https://rufus.akeo.ie)
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* [FAQ](https://rufus.akeo.ie/FAQ)
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Enhancements/Bugs
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Please use the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues)
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for reporting problems or suggesting new features.
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(1) Tests carried out with a 16 GB USB 3.0 ADATA pen drive on a Core 2 duo/4 GB RAM platform running Windows 7 x64.
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ISO: `en_windows_7_ultimate_with_sp1_x64_dvd_618240.iso`
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| Name of tool | Version | Time |
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| ------------ | ------- | ---- |
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| [Windows USB/DVD Download Tool](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-usb-dvd-download-tool) | v1.0.30 | 8 mins 10s |
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| [UNetbootin](http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net) | v1.1.1.1 | 6 mins 20s |
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| **Rufus** | v1.1.0 | **3 mins 25s** |
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