Upon using Rufus after download, you will select your preferred operating system from a drop-down list. For Windows 11, a 16 GB USB drive is recommended. For Windows 10, for instance, it must have at least 8 GB of space on it. Using a USB device for this process provides you more storage space than a CD or DVD, depending on the capacity of your USB removable media.įor best results, make sure you know how much room you need on your USB device for creating bootable media. It converts a standard USB drive into a bootable installation drive. Now it is possible to use it to upgrade Windows 11 installations on incompatible systems once the first feature update is released using Inplace upgrades.The Rufus software is available as an open-source download. Rufus is a handy application, and the new bypass option for Inplace upgrades makes it even more attractive. Installation and upgrade will bypass the requirements check regarding TPM and secure boot. Select the Start button to create a bootable Windows 11 media that you may use to install Windows 11 from scratch or to perform Inplace repairs or upgrades with.

Optional: you may change the volume label but should leave most options as they are.Switch from Standard Windows 11 Installation (TPM 2.0 + Secure Boot) to Extended Windows 11 Installation (no TPM / no Secure Boot).Rufus downloads Fido and you may use it to download a Windows 11 ISO to your system.

Alternatively, you may also select the tiny down-arrow button next to Select in the Rufus interface to switch it to Download.

If you don't have a Windows 11 ISO image already, check out our guide on downloading Windows 11, or use the Fido application that has been created by the developer of Rufus to download Windows 11.

If you already have a Windows 11 ISO image, activate the Select button and select it using the file browser that opens.

Insert a USB device that you want to turn into bootable media into the PC.

Run the application with elevated rights.

Download Rufus 3.18 Beta or newer, when released, from the GitHub project website.