It’s always a good idea to have a backup of your current operating system on a USB drive. Just in case. We show you how to make one for Windows 11. Launches are bound to run into issues and bugs.

If you want to install Linux on a desktop, you'll first have to create a bootable USB drive with your distribution of choice. Don't worry. It's easy. Before you can enjoy the user-friendly, flexible, ...

Whether you're setting up a new computer or wiping an old one, having a bootable Windows 11 drive on hand is an important part of getting the job done. Microsoft's official Windows 11 Media Creation ...

Rufus is a free, portable utility that creates bootable USB flash drives from ISO files. As of 2026, the latest version is Rufus 4.13 — and it’s faster and more capable than ever, with built-in ...

Non-existent. To create a bootable optical disc (or, similarly, a bootable Zip or floppy disk) was a bit more involved, but not by much. So how does all of this compare to the situation with Mac OS X ...