As far as the initial impression is concerned, Rufus has always been a companion for me. In this age of disk drive-less hardware, a utility like Rufus seems no less than the wind in the sail.
I don’t waste time talking about the installation process because there isn’t any! Rufus is completely portable so all you need is to download it and that’s all. However, there’s also a standard version as well if you want to use that.
So, let’s focus on my hands-on experience with the application itself.
Experience
The interface of Rufus is pretty simple with only three key highlights: Drive, Format, and Status. While I may have used Rufus a lot of times before, you can also get onto it easily by just plugging your USB drive.
As you can see, my USB drive showed up perfectly in the Driver Properties.
I can also easily check other devices from the drop-down menu. One by one, I can select the Boot option, partition scheme, format options, and so on.
The interface does not leave any room for assumptions and it’s quite nice to have everything laid out in a simple fashion.
Another great thing about Rufus is the ability to quickly format the device in case you don’t have it in the required format.
Apart from Acronis True Image, Kaspersky Rescue Disk, and OpenSUSE LIVE ISOs, I did not find any problem with the image support. I did notice some issues while working with Chrome OS but it can be fixed with DD image mode so that’s not a major concern.
For ISO, VHD, IMG, WIM, ESD, or ZIP files, there’s hardly any better software that I’ve used to date.
The most important highlight is that Windows 11 secure boot and TPM bypass can be instantly initiated with Rufus. However, the downside is that I couldn’t load the image on a virtual drive.
Still, it’s definitely a great addition to enjoy the latest and greatest features of Windows!
Bottom Line
There’s no way I can’t recommend Rufus because there’s hardly anything like that. Considering the minor drawbacks, you can easily get behind after using it for minutes.
So, download the software freely from here and enjoy creating bootable drives all you want!
