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• 4) Boot into the Windows 10 bootcamp partition on your internal drive. 5) Download a copy of Rufus from 6) Plug in your external USB drive, Launch Rufus, tick the box to display USB hard drives. 7) Click show advanced drive properties AND show advanced format options. 8) 'Device' - Select your USB drive, Boot Selection.
• To make a Pendrive Bootable, we can use both Rufus and CMD. Here is the best method to create a Bootable Pendrive. Excel free for mac. Rufus is a seemingly simple, but very excellent tool for Windows that handles lots of works for USB drives. Rufus is quite helpful when you need to install Windows 7/8/10, reset Windows user password or else.

Rufus is an application that is used to safely boot your Mac devices. You can also check out the Microsoft office for mac free. download full version. Features of Rufus For Mac Rufus Format USB flash drives, pen drives and supports commonly used NTFS, FAT, FAT32, exFAT, ReFS, and UDF file system.

Have you ever been faced with the need to install a new operating system on a crashed PC but realize that you don't have the installation disc? For most people, such a case is always discouraging and disheartening because they know that the only way to install a new OS is to use an installation disc. Actually, all you need is a USB with a good capacity and a utility like Rufus. Rufus is a free, portable open-source utility that you can use to create bootable USB flash drives. Rufus is small in size, but it surprisingly has everything you need as far as the above are concerned.

Does Rufus Have a Mac Version?

Rufus is primarily a Windows application and currently, it supports 64 or 32 bit Windows XP/7/8/10 only. This means that you can not use Rufus on the normal Mac computers. If you need to run Rufus on a Mac, then it will be imperative for the computer to have a dual boot Windows installed on Mac. However, this is not an easy task at all.

To those in the dark, this simply means that you will need to have a Windows Operating system installed in your Mac computer. However, if you didn't want to have two operating systems running on the same machine so that you can access Rufus, there are quite a number of alternatives you can use to achieve the same functionalities of Rufus on Mac.

Rufus for Mac Alternative 1: UUByte ISO Editor

UUByte ISO Editor is by far one of the best ISO toolkits for those who want a seamless process in creating, burning, extracting and editing ISO images. Unlike Rufus, it has both Windows and Mac versions so you don't have to worry about not having Rufus for Mac or the need to install two operating systems in your Mac.

This ISO editor can effortlessly burn ISO image to DVD, CD or USB which you can then go ahead and use as a bootable disc for new installation. The tool is also versatile enough to create an ISO archive from folders or external sources, in addition to extracting or mounting ISO files to Mac or Windows computers. With over 220,000 users worldwide, it is a clear winner among the ISO toolkits available in the market today.

Why Choose UUByte ISO Editor

• Full ISO toolkit for Windows and Mac.
• Easily create bootable USB or DVD from Windows ISO.
• 5X faster burning speed.
• Excellent customer support.

How to burn ISO to USB on Mac using UUByte ISO Editor: Please download UUByte ISO Editor for Mac and install the app. Then drag and drop the app icon to Application folder so you can open the app from Launchpad. After that, insert a USB stick and click 'Burn' button at the first screen. Now import Windows ISO to the program and start burning ISO to USB by clicking 'Burn' button at the bottom of the Window. Finally, wait for 10 minutes to get the job done.

Rufus for Mac Alternative 2: UNetbootin

Unetbootin (Universal Netboot Installer) , is another cross-platform utility toolkit that makes a great alternative to Rufus on Mac. It has the ability to load and install various Linux distros on Mac. It is easy to use and supports a myriad of platforms. All you have to do is select an ISO file or the specific distribution you want to download and then simply choose the target drive. It also comes with a nice GUI, which further adds to the user experience during use.

Pros:

• Support Windows, Mac and Linux.
• Able to download Linux ISO within the program.
• Easily create ISO image from files or folders.

Cons:

• Non-native user interface.
• Lower success rate on new USB drives.
• Lack support for CD or DVD.

Rufus for Mac Alternative 3: Etcher

Etcher is another great Rufus alternative for Mac. It has been designed to allow you to easily and comfortably burn ISO images to USB drives and SD cards. The utility comes with an advanced interface which may be intimidating on first glance, but after going through the simple user guide, getting around to use the utility becomes a breeze.

Simply download this tool, launch it, and then choose the IMG file you are interested in burning. You will then select the location of the target USB drive or SD card and then wait for it to do its magic. It is lightweight and relatively fast, so you won't have to wait for a whole day for the burning process to end.

Pros:

• Polish user interface.
• Support USB drives as well as SD cards.
• Easy to use.

Cons:

• Being loaded slowly on startup.
• Get stuck at burning process easily.
• Poor support for Windows 10 ISO.

Verdict:

Rufus is a great application for burning ISO to USB. Unfortunately, there is no Mac version yet. So for burning ISO to USB on Mac, you have to use third-party alternatives like UUByte ISO Editor to get it done. The suggestions in this post almost do the same thing as Rufus on Windows so don't worry about the functionality. Go ahead and pick up the best rufus alternative according to your experience.

• Before you begin

Before you begin

To install Windows 10 Education Edition from IUware, or if you have a Windows 8.x installation disk but do not have an optical (CD/DVD) drive on your computer, you can create a bootable flash drive for the installation.

What you'll need

To complete the process, you'll need:

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• A Windows or macOS computer connected to the internet.
  On a Windows computer, you must have administrator privileges.
• A flash drive with at least 8 GB of space
  The process described below will delete any data currently on your flash drive. Make sure to back up your flash drive's data to another storage location before proceeding.
• A valid product key that came with your Windows software. For Windows 10, this will be available on IUware. For Windows 8.x, this will be with the disc you purchased.

Insert your flash drive before beginning.

Create a bootable installation flash drive forWindows 10 Education Edition

1. Go to Windows 10 Education on IUware, and select either the 32-bit or the 64-bit version. Review and accept the terms, and then click Get product key. Copy the product key to use later.
2. Download and run the Academic Media Creation Tool. Accept the license terms, select Create installation (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC, and click Next.
3. On the 'Select language, architecture, and edition' prompt, leave the default selections.
4. To have the Microsoft tool create your bootable flash drive, make sure your flash drive is plugged in, select USB flash drive, and click Next.

   If you plan to use Rufus instead, select ISO file and click Next. This will save the .iso file to your computer; then, to use Rufus and your .iso file to create a bootable installation flash drive, follow the directions below.

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Create a bootable installation flash drive forWindows 8.1

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Download Windows 8.1

1. Go to Download Windows 8.1 Disc Image (ISO File).
2. From the Select edition drop-down menu, select Windows 8.1, and click Confirm.
3. Select the desired language and click Confirm.
4. Select the 32-bit Download or the 64-bit Download (recommended, unless the machine you're installing on doesn't support it), and download the disk image.

You can now use the .iso file to create a Windows 8.1 bootable installation flash drive using either a Windows tool or Rufus.

Create a bootable drive using the Windows USB/DVD Download tool

To create a bootable installation flash drive using the Windows tool:

1. Download and install the Windows USB/DVD Download tool. The final four letters of each file (before .exe) represent the language and region of the installer. Download the one for your desired language/location.
2. Open the Windows USB/DVD Download tool. The tool refers to itself as an older version tool, but works for Windows 8.1 media creation.
3. When prompted, browse to your .iso file, select it, and click Next.
4. When asked to select the media type for your backup, make sure your flash drive is plugged in, and then choose USB device.

   You may be prompted to insert the USB device even if the flash drive is already inserted. Ignore this, and choose the USB device you'll be writing to.

5. Click Begin Copying. If prompted, confirm that you wish to erase the flash disk.
6. The .iso files will start copying to the flash drive; the process can take several minutes. When it's finished, close the wizard and eject and remove the flash drive.

Create a bootable drive using Rufus

To use Rufus to create a bootable drive that is compatible with UEFI, follow the instructions below.

Use Rufus to write an .iso file

1. Download Rufus. Rufus is a standalone program and does not require installation.
2. Open the Rufus program from where you downloaded it to run it.
3. From the Device drop-down menu, select your USB drive, if it isn't automatically selected.
4. Under 'Boot selection', select Disk or ISO image (Please select), if it isn't already chosen, and then click SELECT to choose the .iso file you downloaded.
5. Leave 'Image option' set to Standard Windows installation.
6. Leave 'Partition scheme' set to GPT.
7. For 'Target system', select UEFI (non CSM).
8. Under 'Format Options', to ensure the flash drive is compatible with UEFI, select FAT32 for 'File System'.
9. To create the flash drive with the 'Press any key to boot from USB' prompt at startup, under the 'Advanced format' options, select Create extended label and icon files.
10. When you are finished selecting options, click Start. When prompted, confirm that you want to erase the flash disk.
11. The .iso files will start copying to the flash drive; the process can take several minutes. When Rufus is done, close the program and eject and remove the flash drive.

Create a bootable installation flash drive on a macOS computer

1. From the Finder, open the Applications folder, and then Utilities.
2. Open the Boot Camp Assistant, and then click Continue. The next screen should give you a list of options.
3. UITS recommends making the USB drive installer first. You don't need to install Windows or download the support software at this time, as it will be easier to do both later. To proceed:
   1. Verify that the USB drive you will be writing to is plugged in.
   2. Uncheck the Install Windows 7 or later version and Download the latest Windows support software from Apple options.
   3. Check Create a Windows 7 or later install disk and click Continue.
4. Your USB drive should be listed in the 'Destination disk' area. Use choose to browse to your .iso file; after selecting it, click Continue.
5. If prompted, confirm your action and/or provide an administrator password. The process of writing the .iso file to the USB drive can take 20 minutes or longer.

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