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How to Create a Bootable Windows 11 USB Drive

In this article, please follow the steps on how to create a bootable Windows 11 USB drive for Windows 11. Creating a bootable USB drive is always great idea must you ever run into problems with your OS and need to start afresh. Bootable USB drives are also very helpful due to their extreme compatibility and portability.

Now: if you are looking at how to create a Windows 11 USB bootable drive, so you are in the right place.

Requirements:

Windows 11 ISO File
Minimum 8GB USB Flash drive
A Windows Computer

“If you are a tech newbie or a Mac user, please check out UUByte ISO Editor tool for creating a Windows 11 Bootable USB. It is much easiar to use than Rufus.”

Create a Windows 11 USB Bootable Drive

There are lots of bootable disk creation software available on the internet, in this guide, I am going to use a freeware tool called Rufus to create a bootable pin drive.
First, visit the Rufus website and then download the latest version of Rufus from the download section.

download rufus

No need to install Rufus on your computer. Just double click to launch Rufus.

file explorer rufus.exe

Create a Bootable Windows 11 USB Drive

Plugin your USB device into your computer. Rufus will automatically detect it. Or else, you can select your pin drive under the device menu.

rufus device properties

Select your boot selection method for your drive under the boot section. Then select the SELECT button to select the Windows 11 ISO file from your PC hard drive.

rufus select iso image

Select the Image option.

rufus select image options

For additional configuration, if you would like to know about the PC BIOS Mode of your target machine. Then press Windows+R, type msinfo32, and then hit ok on the PC you wish to install Windows 11.

Run command msinfo32

Check the BIOS Mode value, it should be either Legacy or UEFI.

system information

Now go back to Rufus, choose MBR if you’re BIOS Mode is Legacy. If the BIOS Mode is UEFI then choose the GPT option.

rufus select partition scheme

Select Show advanced drive properties, leave them as it is.
Under volume label, type in an appropriate name for your bootable USB or leave it default.

rufus type volume label

Select Show advanced format options; Select (Quick Format, Create extended label and icon files, Check the device for bad blocks) to ensure that there are no bad memory blocks.

rufus select file system

From the advanced format options field, you can choose the test patterns for checking bad blocks on your USB. The default value is set to 1.
Select the Start button to start and create a Windows 11 bootable USB drive.

rufus select start

Read the warning and then click OK to start the process.

rufus warning

Be relax and let the Rufus tool work to create your Windows 11 USB drive.

rufus status ready

Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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