Once the status bar reaches 100%, your drive is ready. Technical Specifications and Capabilities

Works on Windows 7 and later (note that newer versions like 4.x require Windows 8 or later). While Rufus 3.4 is available, the latest stable release is

Rufus may display a warning prompt notifying you that all existing data on the target USB device will be permanently destroyed. Click to confirm.

Rufus was originally conceived as a faster, more robust replacement for the aging HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool. By version 3.4, the utility had moved beyond simple formatting to become a complex image-flashing tool capable of handling: Standard ISO images (Windows, Linux, UEFI). Raw disk images (including compressed formats). Windows To Go drive creation. 2. Key Technical Advancements in Version 3.4