Rufus is an open-source program that creates bootable USB sticks for Windows installation and more. Compared to Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool, Rufus offers many more options for configuration setup.

Rufus, a popular third-party app for creating bootable USB drives, has reached version 4.0. The latest release ditches Windows 7, defaults to a 64-bit executable, and offers several notable fixes.

However, things have moved on, and for the first time, Microsoft has begun to sell Windows 10 on pre-configured USB drives. Previous versions of the OS (XP, 7 and 8.1), all require the user to create ...