Windows 10: Using Rufus to create installation USB

Hi all,

I've been having ridiculous amounts of trouble getting the Media Install tool (whatever its called) from Microsoft to create an USB Installer for windows - I'm done with it, don't want to use it. I've heard there's a program called Rufus, from here: https://rufus.ie . Is this a safe application to use?


Thanks!

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Partitions created by rufus

I downloaded the windows 10 install iso and I used rufus to copy it to a usb stick. I then installed the OS. Four partitions were created in my hard drive. I can also see that rufus created its own partition uefi_ntfs in the usb stick.

How can I get rid of the partitions added by rufus in the hard drive and in the usb stick ? I don't need them, for years I have booted in uefi without rufus' help. I feel invaded.

 

Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10

Use Option Two in Brinks tutorial and in step #6 choose DVD instead of USB.

 

Installing windows off of a USB stick

Step By Step from vista:
From admin cmd prompt

1. diskpart
1a. list disk
2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
3. clean
4. create partition primary
5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
6. active
7. format fs=fat32
8. assign
9. exit

Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

And that's it, boot off your usb disk