Windows 10 Installation Media Creation Tool

 Media Creation Tool is the official Windows 10 installation media creation tool. You can download the utility from the official website by clicking on the "Download tool now" button. The application is completely free. Microsoft has made its simple utility to create a bootable USB drive, but only the tenth version of Windows can be written here, which will be a minus for many users. Of course, the utility will only work with official images, there can be no talk of pirated assemblies. After the installation is complete, the utility will provide a choice - update the system or create a boot drive with Win 10. Brief instructions for creating a bootable USB flash drive We can only select the language and architecture in the settings - sometimes 64 or 32. If necessary, you can specify both options; Next, select the ISO file by checking the appropriate box; Then we specify the path to the flash drive, and you can click on start. More detailed instructions are presented in a separ...

Rufus

 

Rufus is one of the most popular programs for creating bootable USB flash drives.


You can download it from here. The program is completely free.


This is a small utility that is focused on creating bootable flash drives. There are not a lot of features and settings here, which is sometimes a big plus. Of the features of Rufus, it is worth highlighting the function of pre-checking the drive. The program scans the flash drive for bad blocks.


Brief instructions for creating a bootable USB flash drive

Specify the desired flash drive in the "Device" section;

Select the ISO image of Windows 10 using the "Select" button;

If necessary, select the format in the "Partition scheme". If your computer has a BIOS, you must select MBR. Usually, the program chooses the partition scheme by default;

The file system for USB-drives over 4 GB is NTFS, for flash drives less than 4 GB - FAT32;

It remains to press the "Start" button.


For more detailed instructions on how to create a bootable USB flash drive using the Rufus program, see the material - How to create a bootable USB flash drive in Windows?


The main advantage of Rufus over its competitors is its high speed, free distribution, and simplicity. For convenience, a portable version has been created.