| Language | Edition | Architecture | SHA-1 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | English | Consumer (Home/Pro) | x64 | BFE53C9E0F607715097C68EFB7816CE221C00541 | | English | Consumer (Home/Pro) | x86 | 9E044A7E263C4F23A32F60034670EEAB5BB204C1 | | English | Business (Pro/Enterprise/Education) | x64 | 564C17A5C3D858717A3186E62A67B09A77C45A53 |

Rufus is a free, open-source utility primarily used to create bootable USB drives. It features an integrated script that downloads official ISO files directly from Microsoft’s servers. Download and open the latest version of .

The download began. The progress bar crawled, a blue line fighting against the clock. 4GB. 4.2GB. As the final bits settled into his drive, Elias ran the . He held his breath as the string of characters appeared. It matched. It was the "pure" build, untouched by malware or time.

To ensure that the ISO you have downloaded is , you should verify its SHA‑1 checksum against known good values. This is especially important if you obtained the file from a third‑party source.

Microsoft no longer provides official download links for because it reached end of support on April 9, 2019 .