How to Create Ubuntu Bootable USB Flash Drive in Windows 10

The creation of a bootable USB drive is one of the easiest ways to try and install Linux on PCs. This is because most new machines no longer have a DVD drive. In comparison, USB drives are conveniently accessible and less sensitive than CDs/DVDs. Learn here to create Ubuntu Linux Bootable USB Installer in Windows 10/11.

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how to Create Ubuntu Bootable USB Flash Drive

There are many tools that can do this job for you, but we recommend a free program called Rufus—it’s faster and more reliable than many of the other tools.

Rufus is a tool for formatting and making bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys or pen drives, memory sticks, and so on. For instances where you need to build USB installation media from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, etc.), to operate on a device that does not have an OS enabled, to flash a BIOS or other DOS firmware, and to run a low-level utility, it can be particularly helpful.

If you build a bootable DOS drive and use a non-US keyboard, Rufus can attempt to pick the configuration of the keyboard depending on your system’s locale. In that case, since it supports more keyboard layouts, FreeDOS, which is the default range, is preferred over MS-DOS. The new edition of Rufus Free Update for Windows PC. It’s a complete offline app installer.

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Requirements

• A USB drive – Minimum 8GB.
• Ubuntu ISO image.
• A stable internet connection for downloading the Ubuntu ISO image.

Steps to create Ubuntu Linux bootable USB in Windows 10/11 via Rufus:

Step 1. Download Rufus and run it on your Windows PC. The tool will open immediately—you don’t even have to install it.

Step 2. Connect a USB drive with at least 8GB of free space to your Windows PC. Keep in mind that, the contents of this drive will be erased, so back up any important files on the drive first. Click the How to Create Ubuntu Bootable USB Flash Drive in Windows 10 (Rufus) box in Rufus and ensure your connected drive is selected.

Step 3. Now, click on the SELECT option and then select your Ubuntu Linux ISO, and click Open.

Step 4. Leave other options as default and click on the START button to start creating an Ubuntu Linux Bootable USB drive. Click Yes to continue.

Step 5. Make sure the Write an ISO Image mode option is selected and click  OK.

Step 6. You’ll be warned one last time that all data on the USB drive will be erased. Click OK to continue if the drive has no important data on it. It will approximately take 5-10 minutes.

Step 7. Now, your Ubuntu Linux bootable USB drive is ready. Simply click CLOSE.

With a bootable Ubuntu USB drive you can perform the following operations:

1. Install Ubuntu on your PC.
2. Try out the Ubuntu desktop without installing it on your hard drive.
3. Boot into Ubuntu on another PC and run it.
4. Perform diagnostic operations such as repairing or fixing a broken configuration.

Wrapping Up

That’s it. This is how you can create a Ubuntu Linux bootable USB flash drive using the Rufus tool. Rufus is a very light tool that can create a bootable USB drive within 5-10 minutes whether you are creating Windows 10 or Ubuntu Linux bootable drive.

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